CHARTER

 

 

PREAMBLE

As Knights of Eulogia from now until the day you pass, a great responsibility now falls upon your shoulders.  You have been charged with growing a tradition first established in 1992, the year THV first came into existence. . . .

THE STORY OF EULOGIA

The story of Eulogia is never to be shared with anyone outside of the society. Skull and Bones once owned the story, but they lost the right to her. It is ours now...

TRADITIONS

  • Sword tap at beginning

    • Every member places three digits of the left hand on the sword and then states “Truth, Honor, Valor . . . Glorior”

  • Crooking

    • Crooking was a part of some societies history, but it is NOT part of the THV tradition

  • Biographies

    • Every member prepares and shares the life and times of their so called existence

    • Notes must be taken from these bios - with obvious omissions if the auto-biographer feels it is appropriate

    • Notes are placed in a book to bound at the end of each year and maintained w/ extreme care so knights may return each year and recall the great shit show

  • Dinner

    • Bi-monthly event occurring at the “Tomb” (or restaurant) or during a Sunday Bios

  • Consumption

    • The standard is:

      • 60 Keystones (or buyer’s personal favorite)

      • The Batch

        • 1 handle Captain Morgan

        • 2 liters Sprite (or ginger ale)

        • 1 gallon Carlo Rossi (any version you prefer)

        • Optional - Red Bull (if guys want to get jacked up or are being sleepy bitches)

    • Holding the Batch for an inordinate amount of time is strictly prohibited.

    • Allowing the Batch to touch the table before finished is a fineable offense

    • Nineballs should be cleansed, frozen, and put in each batch.

  • Dress

    • Thursday - must come well dressed in a tie, jacket, and slacks

    • Sunday - casual

  • Sword tap at the end of the meeting

    • Every member places three digits of the left hand on the sword

    • Toby says “3 cheers for each of the knights who aren't there, 2 cheers for the patriarchs, and 2 cheers for the tomb”

    • Toby rings the bell 3 times, then 2 times, then 2 times again, and everybody shouts in unison, "Three, Two, Two…..Truth, Honor, Valor, Glorior."

IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS

  • First official Meeting for New Knights (1st Thursday of school)

    • Board member to explain everything

    • Review story of eulogia

    • Review founders letter

    • Review all Roles and Responsibilities

    • Elect S.E.C. Corporal Trim, and Commisary

    • Develop list of post-school jobs, employer, industry (firm or ambition)

    • Sign up for recurring donation

    • Update contact information in google doc

  • First few meetings

    • Assign all members a tomb name (per “Nicknames” section)

    • Implement fines for being late

    • Host discussion questions (Sundays)

    • Hold trails (Thursdays)

  • Alumni Visits (throughout year)

    • Discussion of different industries

  • New Class Welcome Event (Proposed - 2nd Thursday of school)

    • Annual event in the fall to teach the current class how to mix a proper batch.

    • Dinner at Mory’s before then go to the tomb and have a mix off.

  • Harvard/Princeton Weekend

    • 2nd or 3rd Week of November

    • organize event that Friday evening at the “Tomb” for current/former knights

  • Retreat (Proposed  - Early Spring Semester or Senior Week)

    • TBD

  • Pre-tap Night (1 week before Tap Night)

    • 2 weeks before pre-tap

      • Review Pre-Tap procedure (Knights)

    • Pre-Tap Night

      • …

  • Tap Night (Determined “by Yale” each year - usually 2nd week of April)

    • 2 weeks before Tap Night

      • Review Tap Night procedure (Knights)

    • Tap Night

      • ...

    • Day after Tap Night

      • Obtain yale email addresses of taps (Leadership Council)

      • Email Taps to add information to database - name, address, Gmail email address, etc. (Leadership)

  • NYC Event (1st Thursday after Tap)

    • Current knights and newly tapped knights go to NYC to meet with Alums

    • Dinner and drinking

  • Picture (Spring semester)

    • Commemorate the year and leave a lasting image of your Knights’ class

    • Must be uniform: everyone in dark suits/ties

    • In the middle of the group should sit a skull, a sword, and a lantern

  • Summer Event/ Retreat (Proposed)

    • not sure we’ve had this before, but might be something to consider

KNIGHTS' ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Positions

  • Secretary of the Eulogian Club (S.E.C.) / President

    • Acts as alumni liason

    • Keep in contact with executive board

    • Sits to the right of Uncle Toby

  • Corporal Trim

    • In charge of preparing the menu for each meeting, keeping food and drink stocked in the kitchen, coordinating with the stewards

  • Commissary

    • Business manager, who keeps track of funds, makes official payments

    • Sits closest to the door

  • Potion Master/Mixologist

    • Mix The Batch

  • Crookologist

    • This is no longer a position - IX does not crook

  • Tomb Master

    • we’ve been robbed before after having a pretty fucking substantial haul in 06’ and have lost our drinking cup and would like to avoid that again if possible

  • Landlord Liaison

    • The most charming, good-looking Knight will keep in contact with the landlord to make sure we are on good terms and fulfill any of her sexual needs.

TOMB NAMES

Rotating Names (Determined at the end of each meeting for the next meeting)

  • Uncle Toby

    • Leads tomb discussions and ceremonies for the night or event

    • Sits at head of the table

  • Scribe

    • Person responsible for taking notes for the night

Fixed Names (Everyone must have a tomb name)

  • Little Devil

    • Assesses fines when knights show up late, use a non-tomb name inside the tomb, use a nickname outside of the tomb, tell bad stories, wear their watches/beepers during ceremonies, forget song lyrics, or in our society's case, fail to drink their fair share of the wine.

    • Sits to the left of Uncle Toby

  • Long Devil - tallest knight

  • Magog - highest kill count (at start of the year)

  • Gog - lowest kill count (at the start of the year)

  • Boaz - captain of the football team

  • Sancho Panza

  • Baal - up for grabs

  • Pericles - up for grabs

  • Barebones - up for grabs

  • ...any other name you come up with...

    • Can be self selected, but must be unanimously approved

    • Can be given and unanimously approved