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Zeta Sigma High Point University, High Point, NC April 7, 2013 High Point, NC, located south of Greensboro and north of Charlotte, is a lovely city with a beautiful university campus of fountains, waterfalls, benches, greenways, and manicured grounds. The school color is purple so there were purple banners everywhere, a fitting welcome for International President Rosemary Ames. When she arrived, the candidates were working with Alpha Xi president Charles Parker, who was administering the Entry Exam. He had worked with the candidates in the previous four weeks to do their training, some by Skype and some in person, and he along with other Alpha Xi members from the University of North Carolina/ Greensboro had conducted the Entry Ceremony in March. For the initiation, ten Alpha Xi members brought ritual equipment and participated; one provided background piano music. Alpha Xi’s enthusiam and support for Zeta Sigma was a wonderful part of the process. The ceremonies took place in the spacious ballroom of the university’s Wilson School of Commerce. Sixteen new members were initiated into Mu Phi Epsilon, including four faculty members, Zeta Sigma was installed, and chapter officers were installed. Alpha Xi sang a special version of a Mu Phi song, using the words of the Creed. Photographs, congratulations, and an impromptu song fest followed; the university chorale had just returned from tour and serenaded the new Zeta Sigma, as did the Alpha Xi’s. The beautiful singing in the foyer made for a touching recital following the initiation. To cap things off, Zeta Sigma was invited to the SE1 District conference the following weekend, bringing them promptly into the Mu Phi Epsilon family.
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