And yet another one

Where do I begin? & where do I end my searching?

On any given quest, the need to search is not only relentless but also a constant affair as well. I found that out for myself just prior to Initiation & am still learning it now in the real world.

True, I'm proud to be Greek. I'm proud to be a Sig. Nothing wrong with that. The thing is, life as a Sig or an SAE doesn't stop after graduation & neither does the quest to become a better brother, living up to the organization's precepts & standards on a daily basis.

The race is not yet complete, the prize not yet guaranteed. Such is life on a quest: you feel you've arrived at point A but still find you still have quite some distance to travel before you're actually there. Likewise, you feel you've got the race won, victory attained once & for all, but you're still a good mile or so from the finish line. You still have your work cut out for you; you haven't arrived or become the outright winner by any means.

In terms of striving, that truly says something for anyone who's been on a quest: the need to live up to the fraternal standards & ideals are indeed strong but you can't use halfway approaches to
live up to your fraternity's mottoes. You can't cut corners in hopes that you one day will no longer have to worry about reaching perfection. Being a Sig, a Delt, or an SAE is not about automatic arrival into the fold: it's a lifelong process, a constant quest for sure.

And that's yours truly stating fact.