I believe this should be required reading for every fraternity pledge class. If you are going to hold yourself to a higher standard by wearing those letters on your chest, you better know the rules. In the same vein – there should be a copy in every Sorority house for reference. Ladies – this is [...]
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posted on February 6, 2012
The reviews are in! Here’s what people are saying about Bill of Rites for the American Man…. If you’ve ever met Mr. Ray, you’ll concede that he is exceedingly well-mannered and gracious, in a preppy Southern gentleman kind of way. Just as his book is an engaging read. It’s chatty, it’s short and sweet, and [...]
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posted on January 3, 2012
Ah, the Debutante Season. The Official Preppy Handbook called The Debut one of the cornerstones of Prep Life that has seen its heyday pass. And that was in 1986. What does that term conjure in your mind? Well, before you answer, don’t think I don’t know what kind of elitist hot water I am jumping [...]
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posted on December 8, 2011
During the past year while posting the Bill of Rites, I received many emails from readers telling me how much they appreciated the posts. Mothers forwarded to their sons, girlfriends to their boyfriends and many fraternity members to their pledges. It seems that while we all have a common sense grasp of the broader points [...]
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posted on November 14, 2011
Finally. At long last, the book is ready and will debut on the SP Tastemaker Tag Sale on OneKingsLane.com November 10th. A very long time in the coming, Bill of Rites for the American Man is a handy, paperback version of the popular series launched here on the site over the past year. With original [...]
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posted on October 25, 2011
SP rant alert. You better button your chin strap because this is going to get bumpy. It’s been a long time coming, a very long time indeed, but this cannot be suppressed any longer. Some people who attend movies are pigs. Loud, rude, inconsiderate, self absorbed pigs sitting in the dark. OK. That said, let’s [...]
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posted on March 19, 2011
Ah, the Debutante Season. What does that term conjure in your mind? Well, before you answer, don’t think I don’t know what kind of elitist hot water I am jumping into here with this post, so just calm down, crackers and sit on your lips for a minute and hear me out. I go on [...]
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posted on December 18, 2010
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again because I love a corny joke. SP has a great face for radio. So when the call comes to go on the FM waves, SP jumps. This time it’s a show called Sunday Morning Mimosa with Lawson Roberts. He wanted to talk about Christmas party etiquette [...]
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posted on December 4, 2010
We say Grace, and we say Ma’am. If you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn. Hank Williams, Jr. Here we go. It’s open season on polite interactions between the sexes and the latest endangered species has just landed in the sites of the modern equalizers. The word Ma’am. This article in the New [...]
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posted on August 31, 2010
Well it’s high summer and the greatest month of the year is upon us. August. Doesn’t the sound of it conjure up all kinds of great memories and expectations? Now some people I know spend the month of August on holiday, as the Euros say. What a grand tradition, if you are blessed with the [...]
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posted on August 4, 2010
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