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Sorority Files Lawsuit After Sacred Secrets Posted On Penny Arcade Forums
Limekiller42 writes: Lawyers for the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority have filed suit in Seattle's King County Superior Court against an unidentified person for "publicizing the sorority's secret handshake, robe colors and other practices." The well-written article is by Levi Pulkkinen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and states that the sorority is seeking a restraining order and financial compensation for damages.
Getting a judgment is another matter entirely.
Of course with the right lawyer and the right jury
http://articles.latimes.com/19...
You can get a million dollar award for a MRI destroying your psychic abilities.
They exist because most people need that feeling of belonging. Belonging to mankind doesn't seem to be enough. Belonging to a group is what people want.
Now why there are silly things like handshakes and mandatory dress colors is beyond me.
Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.
Phi Sigma Sigma secrets are:
Phi Sigma Sigma (PSS) secretly stands for Philanthropic Social Society. However, this is never written down or recorded (until now) because it is so "sacred". The Handshake consists of a series of motions. Member A first begins with the pointer finger and the thumb surrounding Member B's pointer finger and thumb. This is the "Phi". Then Member A wraps the remaining fingers, middle, ring and pinky around the hand as a symbol of the "Sigma". Depending on who is the senior member, the pinky finger is wrapped around the older member's hand. Next is the hand knock. It goes Knock. Pause. Knock. Pause. Knock, knock, knock. The meetings are set up usually with the President, VP and other officers sitting at the front. The President wears a yellow or gold robe and the officers wear royal blue robes. The remaining members sit across from the officers in a pyramid formation with the base closest to the officers and the apex farthest from the officers. Members are seated by class order, then by alphabetical order. The table at which the President and Vice President are seated consists of candles on each side. Two gold candles and one blue at each corner of the table. Members usually recite an oath, "We, the members of Phi Sigma Sigma, promise to keep secret and sacred all of our proceedings." The way to enter the pyramid is by using the hand knock to notify the members you are wanting to enter the room. The President will respond back with her gavel by repeating the knock. The person will enter then travel to the apex of the pyramid formation. The President will say the secret and sacred words "Remove the Veil" and then the member will respond back with the Chapter's name, example, "Zeta Eta." The Gold and King Blue symbolize "Perpetuity" and "Sincerity". At initiation, blue "veils" (tulle from the local fabric store) are placed on the heads of the potential new members and are later removed to symbolize some sort of occult transformation and that they are full-fledged members.
Wouldn't these be considered trade secrets and under the responsibility of the sorority to guard against disclosure?
They are not trade secrets, because they are not involved in trade. It is a trade secret if you keep it secret, and the fact that you know it and others don't gives you an advantage in trade. For example, if you knew how to make nice burgers for 10 cent less than your competitor, that would give you an advantage as long as your competitor doesn't know about. it.
But otherwise, just because you want to keep it secret doesn't mean it has legal protection.
Now why there are silly things like handshakes and mandatory dress colors is beyond me.
Sororities also attract people who want to create an air of an elitism a "clique", And people who want to create bureaucracy and control other people -- so they tend to form internal committees and have member ranks and have a bunch of jobs for "important people", make a bunch of arbitrary rules, and establish big fines for members who break rules or miss meetings.
This also explains 'hazing' and elaborate initiation procedures.
You failed biology in high school, didn't you? Hell, probably further back than that, this is basic stuff parents teach children at like 5.
Penis = man
Vagina = woman
Not hard.
You can't start calling four-sided figures "triangles" just because "that's what they identify as."