Re: Order of the Fork
Thomas Dillon Langley (langley@OSWEGO.OSWEGO.EDU)
Sun, 30 Apr 1995 23:50:54 -0400
Up her in New York we have the Order of the Oar. I have not heard of the
Order of the Fork. The OO sings the same song, but with the obvious
alteration. They go around, on occasion, to seek bithday people.
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On Sun, 30 Apr 1995, Michael S. Holmes wrote:
> Sean Morrissey has started a threat about the Order of the Fork. From his
> April 27 posting it seems that it is connected somehow to the OA. When I was
> a Scout in the Sam Houston Area Council during the early 1950's there was an
> Order of the Fork. It was a summer camp "dining hall activity." Those
> inducted tended to be outspoken, highly visible, but generally good guys.
> Once during each camp session members would parade around the dining hall
> with their forks held high and singing this song:"
>
> "We are, we are, we are, we are the Order of the Fork.
> (repeat)
> And each and every one of us is loyal to the rest of us.
> (Repeat first sentence.)"
>
> When the got to the victim, ah, that is inductee, they would roust him out of
> his seat and march him to the front of the hall where he would be made to
> drink some vile liquid concocted by the members. The ingredients varied, but
> always contained something hot enough to lift your scalp off your skull.
>
> It was a way to poke fun at know-it-alls who were still basically good guys
> and certainly good Scouts. I also tended to be a way for the boys to
> "recognize" their favorite leaders. I suspect that today it would be
> disallowed as hazing.
>
> Obviously my OF is not Sean's OF.
> YiS
> Michael Holmes
> <HolmesWCW@aol.com>
> BTW, I use the masculine pronoun throughout because, at that time, there were
> no women at summer camp.
>
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