One of the ounsi becomes the "hungenikon" or "reine-chanterelle", the mistress of the choir. This individual is responsible for overseeing the liturgical singing and shaking the chacha rattle which is used to control the rhythm during ceremonies. They are aided by the "hungenikon-la-place", "commandant general de la place", or quartermaster, who is charged with overseeing offerings and keeping order during the ceremonies. Another figure is "le confiance" (the confidant), the ounsi who oversees the ounfò's administrative functions. The initiates of a particular priest/priestess form "families." A priest becomes the "papa" ("father") while the priestess becomes the "manman" ("mother") to the initiate; the initiate becomes their initiator's "pitit" (spiritual child). Those who share an initiator refer to themselves as "brother" and "sister."