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National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Pirates Confraternity Ahoy - Seadog
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The Pirates Confraternity came into existence in 1952. This is the first campus secret cult that came into being when a group of seven students led by Professor Wole Soyinka founded the Seadogs confraternity. This cult was formed at the university of Ibadan by this group known as the "Magnificient Seven"
A. Three Guiding Beliefs
i. Odas is Oda
ii. No friend no foe
iii. Absolute no lagging
B. Four Compass Points
i. Against convention
ii. Against tribalism
iii. Comradeship & chivalry
iv. Humanistic Ideas
C. Seven Rules
i. Deck before ego
ii. All b4 self
iii. Sense before slogan
iv. Truthe before cant
v. Lean before Leap
vi. Change over stasis
vii. Act over yap
Clothes
Undergraduates: Red color
Graduate: (XYZ) - Purple
Capons: Black
E. Nicknames
-Capon blood
-Capon-ox-blood
-Drantus barante
-Drakula
-Ahoy white devil
-Ahoy punching paranla
Initiation
Three stages of initiation a Pre-ITT drillings
2'"'- ITT Christmas (Initiation Proper)
Anthem
Solo: 15 men on a dead man's chest
Chorus:iyo on the bottle Rumse
solo: Woe to those that hate
Chorus: Iyo. Iyo oo ten bottles of Rumse

Origin and Historical Development of Campus Cults in Nigeria

The first secret cult in Nigeria came into existence in 1952 when a group of seven students led by Professor Wole Soyinka, founded the Seadogs Confraternity (a.k.a Pirate) in the university of Ibadan. The sole obj of founding the cult was to fight colonialism, ensure the dignity of man and to rid the Nigerian society of elitism and tribalism. Its members engaged in humanitarian activities such as donation of blood to hospitals to save lives and presentation of gifts to orphanages, to assist the helpless in the society. "Everything we did then was healthy, firm harmless and above board" recalled Muyiwa Awe one of the founding fathers. Twenty years later the Pirates Confraternity witnessed a significant change.

Rancours led to factions and divisions that broke the monopoly of the Pyrates. It began with the breaking away of a faction of the group known as the Buccaneers confraternity in the campus scene in 1972. The rebellion of the Buccaneer was led by a group of thirty led by Dr. Bolaji Carew whose cult name was "Rica Ricardo." He is presently the Supreme eye and spiritual Head of the association. The logo of the Buccaneers reads, "A dog has a Master and the Master is a Lord." This is an open challenge to the pirates confraternity. Other slogans of the Buccaneers are "Blud for Blud." "Odas is Odas." "No price no pay."

On the 10th Annivesary in 1982, the Buccaneer confraternity became the Buccaneer Association of Nigeria (BAN). The Buccaneers (aka Sealords) was soon followed by the Vikings confraternity. "There were general disenchantment with the activities of the first two cults," a spokesman said, "Those who once claimed they stood against operation later resorted to it as a means of subduing their fellow students who were civilians."
So came the 3 Sailors whose aims and objectives were almost the same, whose major difference have remained their 'modus operandi' and their choice of camouflage and logo. While the Sea Dogs took red as their color, the Buccaneers and the Vikings chose yellow and black respectively.
Admission of new members into the Sea dogs was highly restricted at inception, the same became of the Buccaneers and the Vikings. As a result of this, students who wanted to 'belöng' but denied started gathering and in most cases ended up with a group of their own. As the group continued to split their aims and objectives metamorphosized from engaging in humanitarian services to cannibalistic services.
Some of the cult group that later developed after the monopolistic tendency of the Sailors include: , Eiye, Mafia, Maphite, Klansman Confraternity, Black Beret, Black Bra, Mgba Mgba, Thomas Sankara Boys, Jurist, Black cats, etc.
But one thing that is common among them all is that they have all lost the vision and mission of the founding fathers and have all degenerated to unnecessary rivalry and violence amongst themselves leading to unnecessary carnage and hair- splitting bloodshed in higher institutions.

Living and using our gifts and talents are what brings fulfillment in our lives. You can be successful but not fulfilled.
How are you using your 'powers' today? Are you using your gifts to influence lives positively? Many of us are just like Morganna and Morguse who decided to use their gifts to perpertrate evil. Many people are good at something but they use that thing in which they are gifted in to frustrate the lives of people around them. God has blessed us with a treasure chest of gifts, potentials and abilities so we can use them to bless others.'Let your light shine among men that they may see your GOOD works'Jesus Said. I urge you to use your own 'magical powers' to say 'Tospringe' and open a new atmosphere in the lives of others. Above all remember that your gifts are tied to the lives of many people. Merlin's gifts was destined to Camelot, Arthur etc. When we succeed in using our gifts many people eqally benefit from it.
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#3. Humility
I CANNOT say if anyone could play the role Guinevere played in Merlin, than the way she played that role of a poor servant. She was extremely down-to-earth. She was lovable and she also expressed her deep love to everyone that inhabits the palace. She was hardworking and caring. As a personal assistant to the Lady Morganna, she knew her onions and never was she lackadaisical about her work as a servant. I know you understand what I mean here! Words alone cannot explain well the dose of love, care and passion
Guinevere dedicated to her work. Those scenes taught us to always do the same while under the care of higher authorities. It was really an eye-opener for people. Above all, she was disciplined with her emotions. She was not loose with her body and that was why she succeeded at being tied to Arthur. In modern times, ladies are loosed with themselves. They expose every part of their body seducing men to destruction. They apply heavy make-ups to make up for their defects. True beauty lies in the heart. If you are beautiful, then you are beautiful even when you do not apply heavy ‘make-ups’. Little wonder Arthur loved her so much well done Guinevere!

#4. Trust

MERLIN taught its audience to look closely at their inner circles before putting TRUST on people.People break up from friendships because they had been betrayed in one way or the other reasons by simply entrusting their trust and credibility too quickly without careful scrutinization. People are tricky; they can pose as your friends while they are your foes and doom! They are simply wolves in sheep’s clothing. Uther trusted Lady Morganna and his brother Agravine but what happened in the long run? You know the rest of the story. Merlin was angered at Uther’s blindness to Lady Morganna’s secrecy that he asked Gaius ‘Why is he so blind’. Before we put trust on people we should ensure that they are truly who we think they are.


#5. True Love

MERLIN taught it's audience true love. Uther was wagging war against magic and sorcery. He was ready to sentence any one who was found guilty of practising magic. But Merlin had a different conception of magic inspite of the fact that people used it for self-seeking purposes. He did not see magic and sorcery, he saw gifts! Like he rightly said‘Magic is not a crime, it is a gift’
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Freya rejected and dejected

Do you remember the druid girl whom was cursed? Freya. She was forbidden to live a normal life; she lived all her life hiding from people whose mission was to kill and destroy her powers. When she was caught and brought to Camelot, Merlin privily got her released. In spite of the fact that she usually turn into a wild ugly beast, Merlin still showed her love.
Because she sometimes could not control herself from killing people whenever she turns into a beast, she hated herself even more. What did Merlin do? Merlin made her understand that, the fact she was cursed does not mean she could not be loved. Merlin cared for her and showed her lots of compassion. When she was about to die from the deep cut she sustained from Prince Arthur's attack, just a few yards across the river that leads to her hometown, she lied helpless in the hands of Merlin, in the brink of death and spoke this powerful words to Merlin.
She said ‘I have truly lived because you made me feel loved’ to my best understanding, I believe that was the first day in her entire life someone showed her true love. She had suffered from the pains of hate and neglect all her life. When she died, I saw the marks of pains pentup in the heart of Merlin. But his tears did not bring her back. I believe wherever Freya’s spirit went, she would be happy because she never believed she could ever be loved again in her life. Merlin is an embodiment of true love. He was kind at heart and lowly in spirit. He used his ‘powers’ to save lives and above all to rescue the great Camelot form crumbling!


#6. Gifts and Potentials

LASTLY, Merlin taught us the usefulness of our gifts and potentials. Merlin was blessed with the gifts of magic. In a land where magic and sorcery was highly feared and threatened, Merlin made up his mind to use his gifts to save lives and to preserve the posterity of a great city and its people.
Many people are blessed with various gifts and abilities but are not using their gifts to its fullest potential. What are your gifts? How are you using them? The book of proverbs charged us that ''the gift of a man maketh room for him and brings him before great men''.
Until you discover, develop and deploy your hidden 'powers' just like Merlin you will never be fulfilled in life.

‘In the land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom lies on the shoulders of a young boy. His name is Merlin’

When you hear those words at the insertion of a DVD plate that is emblazoned with a courageous, handsome guy called Arthur, his dark beautiful lover servant called Guinevere, a skinny young dragon lord called Merlin, an old and wise physician called Gaius and of course the king of Camelot caller Uther, then you understand what I actually mean.
The truth be told we spent hours, days, and weeks watching this movie. But in the long run, it turned out to become not just a movie to us, but a great lesson that we could apply to our every day life. You see friends,we need to learn to finetune our orientation when we watch films.
We need to always look out for simple and timeless lessons we could imbibe when we spent lots of time in front of that tv so that we would not end up being an idiot or waste time. We can invest our time by watching films that are educating and of which we can learn lessons we could apply to our personal lives. Though, we only learn a minute piece of information when we watch TV but we should maximize every time we use. Let’s quickly see the few lessons learned from that seasonal movie.
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#1. Bravery and Courage

MERLIN is a movie that teaches its audience the significance of bravery and Courage.Like Winston Churchill quizzed "Courage is the ability to act in spite of fears. It is not the absence of fear but the mastery of it". Like they said, Arthur in the movie represented bravery. Arthur was a skilled swordsman that was ready to sacrifice anything to protect his father's kingdom Camelot. In spite of the myriads of attacks that beset Camelot, he never gave up. He was always ready to face every attack and threat that fell on them. You remember when he promised Morguese to do anything she wished? As a knight and the prince of the great Kingdom-Camelot, he gave Morguese [Morganna’s step sister] his words and like you know, when Arthur gives you his words he certainly fulfils it. Morguese tested his courage when she asked him to place his head on a stone so she could behead him. Merlin stood in confusion and tremble watching to see what Arthur would do. But guess what, Arthur mustered great courage to allow her behead him. Morguese never beheaded him but she was intrigued at Arthur’s magnitude of courage when she said‘Indeed you have proven that you are a man of courage’
Lancelot was another man that displayed a high dose of courage.

Lancelot’s courage was the greatest of all, his courage and bravery doubled Arthur’s. Why? He sacrificed his life. Though Arthur made an attempt, but Lancelot never wasted any minute before everyone could notice what was happening he was already smiling his way down to the boarders between the living and the dead. ‘What love is greater than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends’ says the great teacher Jesus Christ. Lancelot spread wide his hands and vanished across the clouds delineating the living and the dead. Quite touching!

#2. Wisdom

Wisdom, they say is the proper application and use of knowlegde. Gaius was a man who had knowledge and also knew how to apply it hence he had wisdom. On many occasions, he warned Merlin about the consequences of every action(s) he was about to take and left him to make his own decisions. He explained every mystery behind every event that plague Camelot. Being an old sage he had a vast knowledge of ancient’s inscriptions and their interpretations. He also had a great understanding of magic, how they work and the portions that could be prepared to rescind their effects and influences. When Merlin met his new pestering friend that had been confined in a box for over 50, 000 years-the Goblin, Gaius immediately knew that the disturbing Goblin can only be baited and caught by his most treasured treasure which was Gold. Gaius also transcribed an inscription on the heart of Cornelius Sigan which read ‘whoever breaks my heart completes my works’. Gaius was a man who had wisdom no doubt. If you watched the previous seasons closely there are many scenes where Gaius displayed wisdom that helped salvage Camelot from tearing apart. Like the holy book puts it ‘wisdom is profitable to direct’

Instructions:

1. Read that question to yourself
2. Think about it
3. Realize that it is a very dumb question
4. Go to sleep
5. Wake up and promise yourself to not ask any more stupid questions

1. Stop: Most of you have been in a sexual situation where you wanted a man to stop. The ability to say ‘stop’ when you feel uncomfortable starts with an acknowledgement that you don’t owe him anything. You get to decide what you do and don’t want on the physical side of a relationship.

2. Commit To Me: If a lousy, half-commitment or friends-with-benefits scenario isn’t what you want, then ask him to commit. You are your own worst enemy by allowing him to string you along without any declaration of intention.

3. I’m Going Home now. He hasn’t earned the right to touch you or have sex with you when you don’t want to. Tell him you are going home and don’t listen if he begs you to stay. Know how to spot compromising situations and get out.

4. You Hurt My Feelings. Don’t wait until you have completely lost it to express how you feel. If your guy does something that hurts you, tell him. Little confrontations along the way make for a much healthier relationship based on good communication. We all hurt each other, but we must learn to express our emotions before we get hit the boiling point.

5. This is How I Feel. Women all have junk and it’s important to be vulnerable with your man and tell him how you feel about the pain in your life. Let him in slowly and trust him with your emotions.

6. No: He wants you to go home with him. He touches your butt. He makes an inappropriate joke about you in public. As a woman, you must learn to say ‘no’ and stand up for yourself. Don’t apologize and don’t be silent.

7. This is What I Want: He isn’t a mind reader. Use your words and express your desires.

8. I want to be with you: Learn to say this (sober, please) because you’ll want to say it to a man one day. You can’t expect him to read your mind, so step up to the plate and tell him how you feel.

9. You Have What it Takes: Chances are the man you love will struggle at one point or another with his identity. Maybe that’s through a career failure or maybe it’s because of some negative messages he’s grown accustomed to hearing and believing. Look him in his hurting eyes and tell him he has what it takes. Tell him you believe in himself.

10. My __________ is really important to me (career, faith, children, etc): Don’t be a chameleon morphing your desires into the man of the moment. Learn to stand up for who you are and what you believe in. Don’t apologize for being you. A relationship is never worth compromising the core of who you are.

11. Please Stop Contacting Me: You shouldn’t have to live in fear of the next angry text you’ll receive. Tell him upfront not to contact you anymore because you need to give yourself time to breath and heal.

12. That Behavior Is Unacceptable To Me: Set standards for your romantic life and know how to express them in a kind, yet straightforward way. As Steve Harvey says, “Men respect standards. Get some!”

13. No, I won’t send you a picture: If he threatens to break up with you because you won’t send him a picture, then he needs a good punch in the face. The right man won’t put you in a compromising situation and won’t make demands of which you aren’t comfortable. Delete him from your phone and move on.

14. Your Love doesn’t Define Me: You are not defined by how many men are lined up outside your door. Define yourself as one radically loved by God and don’t let his volatile desires steal your confidence.

15. My life Doesn’t Revolve Around You: At 10pm “where are you?” text doesn’t cut it for you. Meeting up with him at the last minute will only reinforce his behavior and the anxiety pumping through your body awaiting his text is toxic. Tell him to make a plan and that the last minute text just won’t work. Anymore, at least.

16. I Am Worth Your Words: In a world where arguments, breakups, and threats are common over text message and social media, know how to cut off an on-screen conversation and ask to have it face-to-face. A real man won’t hide behind a screen. You are worth his words.


Anything else you would add?

Sauce: Tomato

there is a saying that says it all:
WHEN POVERTY ENTERS FROM THE DOOR LOVE ESCAPES FROM THE WINDOW.

[quote author=Cabinbiscuit][/quote] Yes they do choose it, tho most are in denial about that. God calls it sin and says they will be lost if they dont repent and turn from it and run to Him. God says its an abomination. God would not call it sin if they had no choice in it. Like being born with a long nose, that cant be sin, as we have no control over stuff like that> SO yes it is a choice, and its a powerful lust that they dont want to get rid of , so they listen to the devil and hear they cant change, just what they want to hear. But, God says it is sin and they can change. With God all things are possible. There are gays all over the world that have found Jesus and allowed God to change them, so YES it can be changed Any refusal to give it up and allow God to change them is CHOICE, and its a costly one.