The Green Pen Society
Founded by Aristophanes ~ One Who Told Celebrated Stories About Auditors
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc13.htm
Aristophanes, son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. He was born in Athens (446 BC) and died there at age 60 (386 BC). His play The Knights documented the abuse in the annual audit. Reference.
The modern "re-creation" of "The Green Pen Society" thus continues and advances a narrative that began essentially 2,400 years ago. The ancient role of the auditor is not unlike that of the scribe; and it carries with it duties and responsibilities relating to the very fabric of society and effective, responsible, and transparent social organization. The fidelity to the truth is a part of the shared stewardship of fiduciary duty that guides, unifies and inspires all personal actions and professional service in support of the pursuit of excellence and responsibility in civic life. Those who grasp the Green Pen hold in their hands the ability to document, describe and define reality itself. It is for these reasons, that the sacred trust of the Society is thus enshrined in annotations inscribed on the heart of each member. Those who are in the charter membership group of the Society thus have a special duty and obligation to help advance these standards of propriety in all aspects of living an engaged and active life. This is how it is ~ this is how it shall be. Tom Grogan April 5, 2013 @ 4:15 p.m. in Oshkosh Wisconsin USA.
The modern "re-creation" of "The Green Pen Society" thus continues and advances a narrative that began essentially 2,400 years ago. The ancient role of the auditor is not unlike that of the scribe; and it carries with it duties and responsibilities relating to the very fabric of society and effective, responsible, and transparent social organization. The fidelity to the truth is a part of the shared stewardship of fiduciary duty that guides, unifies and inspires all personal actions and professional service in support of the pursuit of excellence and responsibility in civic life. Those who grasp the Green Pen hold in their hands the ability to document, describe and define reality itself. It is for these reasons, that the sacred trust of the Society is thus enshrined in annotations inscribed on the heart of each member. Those who are in the charter membership group of the Society thus have a special duty and obligation to help advance these standards of propriety in all aspects of living an engaged and active life. This is how it is ~ this is how it shall be. Tom Grogan April 5, 2013 @ 4:15 p.m. in Oshkosh Wisconsin USA.
Mohamed Ashmawy and Tom Grogan after the graduation ceremony at the University of Nizwa on March 27, 2016.
Mohamed Ashmawy, Abdulaziz AlKindi and Tom Grogan - University of Nizwa (April 2016).
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Sabrina Prus, German Delegate and Facebook Page Administrator click on the photo to visit the page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Pen-Society/164271723774512
The purple pen is one step beyond the Green Pen.
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Isaiah Gray - Global Champion of the Green Pen Society
Isaiah Gray - Earning the Green Pen on July 3, 2015!
Dan Brosman - January 6, 2015
Steve Dunn - admission advanced to membership February 12, 2014. Close vote.
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David M. Orr - GPS Member - 9/22/2013
Suzette and Laura: Received the Purple Pen Supplement
Word File Download - Blank Template
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Dave Orr gave away "his" existing Green Pen for the super-special "Green Eye Pen" from Oman.
The pen was awarded on September 9, 2013.
A random chance encounter allowed Sabrina to meet Shawn Kelly on September 12, 2013. The international flavor of GPS is thus enhanced.
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Dave Orr points to his work calendar, demonstrating as he does that he has always marked special events with green ink.
Until replaced by Dave Orr ....This is the newest member - from Germany - Sabrina Prus!
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Tom Sonnleitner, Lori Worm, Shawn Kelly, and Raazia Riffat (L-R). Tom Grogan & Mohamed Ashmawy in photo insert.
Membership Roster
The generic pens and the "elite one."
The Pens of the Green Pen Society
This shows the pens that were used and deployed as part of the initiation ceremony held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.A., on Friday, April 5, 2013.
Reflections
It's true. One can purchase a green pen. One can also purchase a variety of pencils, crayons, and even chalk of the greenish hue. Merely possessing a green writing instrument does not constitute membership in the Green Pen Society.
Membership is something that is earned. Just as that is true, so also is the Green Pen something that is given to you, not purchased by you. You can only receive the pen from someone who has one ... and only then after you have proven yourself worthy and reliable. Service as an "auditor" is a qualifying condition - but it is not by any means the only basis upon which this status can be acquired. There is an ancient lineage and much magick, mystery and genuine magnificence associated with the full powers of Green Pen living. When one holds the Green Pen in their hand .... the entire time-space continuum opens up just a bit and a vacuum of sorts in the ether allows genuine insight and inspired action to fill that void. This is that way - or so it appears. And, this is just the early stage of the process of not-knowing that is central to this purpose. We are wise, or so it seems, to temporarily suspend our judgment and to allow the very forces of the cosmos to shape and redefine reality itself. This is part of what the Green Pen can do. The other parts are also quite obvious. Documenting. Delineating. Describing. Defining. Lots of "d" things. And so, we celebrate the power of the word and the ability of the word itself to instil meaning. |
This shows the "elite pen" and the one from which the green gel ink cartridge was obtained.
This is the first use of the "elite pen" with the empowered green ink gel cartridge.
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