kappa alpha theta ritual: part 4

The neophyte drinks. The assistant marshal passes her handle of the cup and the neophyte’s hand to the next member who plans to drink.
Each member drinking with the neophyte says: I, … Greek name, extend to you the grip and drink with you the bittersweet.
When drinking has concluded for this neophyte, the assistant marshal returns her to her place at the initiation table. Marshals should be very careful to keep the neophyte’s back to the white nook during the entire black scene.
After giving the first candidate the grip and drinking with her the bittersweet, the president turns to the opposite end of the initiation table and gives the neophyte her name, the grip, and drinks with her, from the second loving cup. The song leader follows takes the place of the ritualist as scripted above.
If concern exists about drinking from a common cup, the following alternate procedure for drinking may be used.
Two loving cups filled with bittersweet should be placed on the table as always, but only the president drinks from them. Ideally, there should be one page (member other than assistant marshal) per initiate, each holding a single tray. (Circumstances such as space and member numbers may dictate fewer pages.) Each tray holds one cordial glass filled with bittersweet for the neophyte and as many small individual cups filled with bittersweet as members drinking with that neophyte. Each neophyte drinks from a clean cordial glass and the members drink from the smaller cups.
The president extends the grip and drinks from the loving cup. A page then steps forward, offering her tray to the neophyte. The assistant marshal quietly directs the neophyte to take the cordial glass and sip the bittersweet. The neophyte holds her glass until she’s finished drinking with members.
The page offers the tray to the assistant marshal and others drinking with the neophyte. There is no change in the grip or words spoken during the drinking.
When all neophytes are again kneeling at the initiation table, chapter sings Ideals of Gold.