Induction Ceremony The World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2017 includes Henry Longhurst, Davis Love III, Meg Mallon, Lorena Ochoa and Ian Woosnam. Pathfinder Induction Program DIRECTOR I hereby declare this Induction Ceremony of the Pathfinder Club now in session. All lights out Change 2 31 August 2003 NCO Induction Ceremony An unofficial guide for Noncommissioned Officers inducting the newly promoted into the Corps 30 September 1998. Made man Wikipedia. In the American Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia. Ivex Software. To become made, an associate first has to be sponsored by another made man. An inductee will be required to take the oath of Omert, the mafia code of silence. 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The books are open is a phrase used in the Mafia to indicate that a particular Mafia family is ready to accept new members conversely, if a family is unwilling or unable to accept new members, the books are closed. In Sicily, the proper term for a member of the Sicilian Mafia is in Italian uomo donore, or in Sicilianomu donuri. Mafioso is a common term used colloquially and by the press and academics, but it is generally not used by members of the Italian American and Sicilian Mafia themselves. OvervieweditTraditionally, in the Italian American Mafia, to become a true made man, the inductee had to be a male of full Italian descent. For example, famous Lucchese family associate Henry Hill, portrayed in the 1. Goodfellas, was unable to become a made man even though his mother was of Sicilian descent, as Hills father was of Irish descent. Today, it is believed that the Italian American Mafia has loosened this requirement so that males of half Italian descent through their fathers line can also be inducted. According to Salvatore Vitale, it was decided during a Commission meeting in 2. Italian 3 however, this rule was explicitly for the Five Families in New York City, and in practice the rule may be overlooked even in New York City in certain cases. Because an increased number of third and fourth generation Italian Americans have some non Italian ancestry due to the mixing of ethnic groups in the United States, having an Italian surname seems to have become the prerequisite for Mafia membership. Examples of made members who are not of full Italian descent include the son of Italian American mobster John Gotti, John A. Gotti, whose maternal grandmother was a Russian Jew and Frank Salemme of the New England. Patriarca crime family, whose mother was of Irish descent while his father was of Italian descent. In other cases, partially Italian American associates have hidden their non Italian heritage to become made men, as in the case of Scarfo crime family soldier and made man Andrew Thomas Del. Giorno, who was of Polish and Italian descent but managed to conceal his Polish heritage on his mothers side and was therefore inducted into the Philadelphia Mafia. Some half Italian associates of John Gotti that rose to a status close to that of a made man include Wilfred Johnson, half Native American and half Italian, though he was killed and consequently never inducted into the Mafia. An associate of a crime family who was in the police force or even attended a police academy cannot become a made member of the Mafia. For example, De. Meo crew member Henry Borelli could never become a made man in the Gambino family, since he had taken the New York City Police Department entrance exam in the early 1. Bonanno underboss Salvatore Vitale was only made because his brother in law and future boss Joseph Massino managed to cover up Vitales previous work as a corrections officer. However, one exception to this rule includes Scarfo crime family soldier Ron Previte, who was a former albeit corrupt member of the Philadelphia police force. In addition, though never becoming officially made members of the Mafia, corrupt NYPD police detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa performed duties for the Lucchese crime family equivalent to those of a soldier or made man. Another exception was Richard Cain who was both a made man in the Chicago Outfit and an officer in the Chicago Police Department. Before being inducted, a potential made man is often required to carry out a contract killing. Traditionally, this rule was applied to prove a hopeful made mans loyalty to the Mafia in modern times, it also serves to show that one is not an undercover law enforcement agent. According to traditional rules, any murders committed for personal reasons do not count. Committing ones first contract killing is referred to as making ones bones. Performing a contract killing to become a made man is also known as getting or earning ones button or becoming a so called button man or hitman for the Mafia. However, earning ones button does not always involve killing heavy earners, or experienced associates who have not necessarily murdered for the Mafia but instead make significant profit for the Mafia through illegal activities, have in the past earned their button, or become made men, due to their other valuable contributions beyond contract killing. Though valued by higher ranking members for their economic contributions, heavy earner made men that have not committed a murder for the Mafia but are instead initiated for their illegal economic contributions are sometimes looked down on or derided by those made men that have committed murder to be initiated made men that have carried out killings may mock or accuse those made men initiated due to their economic contributions as having bought their button as opposed to earning ones button or making ones button through murder. Until the 1. 98. 0s, one only had to be involved in a murder such as driving the getaway car or be a major earner for the family to fulfill the requirements. In the American Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia. To become made, an associate first has to be sponsored by another made man. It was not until the Donnie Brasco trials, which revealed that undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone was on the verge of being made into the Bonanno crime family, that a rule was made that potential inductees must actually perform a killing. When introducing one made man to another, the phrase a friend of ours7 is used, indicating that he is a member and business can be discussed openly with him. If the person being introduced is an associate or civilian to whom business should not be mentioned, the phrase a friend of mine is used instead. Made men are the only ones who can rise through the ranks of the Mafia, from soldier to caporegime, consigliere, underboss, and boss. Induction ceremonyeditTo become made, an associate would first have to be sponsored by a made man. According to Pistones accounts in his books The Way of the Wiseguy and Donnie Brasco Unfinished Business, the associate must now have at least two sponsors, one of whom must have known him for at least 1. The sponsor knows the associate and vouches for his reliability and abilities. Pearl Jam played Alive, Given to Fly and Better Man during their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night.