first take

love for Greek life. love for Greek life as an alumni. love for my sorority counterparts as an alumni. love for my own house as an alumni.

For me, each of these loves go hand in hand with one another & ever since I made my grand exit from Ball State in late 2005, that's how I've continued to feel. As I've stated on numerous occasions, Greek life is not just something you can contain to four years or so of school. No, it's for life & to think that it's otherwise is just uncool.

I'm very fortunate that I learned to truly appreciate Greek life while I was ahead, while I was still an undergraduate. If I didn't learn to appreciate it then, how could I appreciate it now?

To be honest, it kinda bothers me that some duders are downright lukewarm if not out & out apathetic about being proud to be Greek & not only that, that these same men don't embrace the joys of Greek life with all their hearts while they're still in school. Because when they leave the confines of college, where do you think their hearts lie when it comes to their own fraternity houses? They'll still remain indifferent as ever if not more so (not stopping to visit the house, not dropping by for that occasional chapter meeting; giving back to their respective chapters also factors into the whole scheme of things). I mean, if that's how they feel now, the experiences they had at the fraternity could be seen in their eyes as a thing of the past or at worst an aberration which went with living it up during their college years.

Again, I'm thankful that my love for Greek life has not come to this crossroad, that it has not diminished but only grown stronger over the past two years. True, I need to stop by my own house for a much-needed visit; I was planning to do just that on Bid Day but my love for the wonderful ladies of AOII, Alpha Phi, AGD... was just too great (sorry guys; you should have been there too!!).

At any rate, Greek life isn't for four years alone but for life!! That fact makes me all the more proud & confident to say that I'm glad to be Greek.