[color=red]THERE IS NO SUPERIORITY/SENIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO A COMMON EXISTENCE OF ORGANIZATION.FRATERNITY/SORORITY EXISTED LONG TIME AGO.ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING TOGETHER MEN AND WOMEN, RESPECTIVELY, FOR SOCIAL, HONOR, SERVICE OR RECOGNITION PURPOSES.USUALLY KNOWN FOR GREEK LETTERS. IT FIRST STARTED ON 1776 AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGES, THE PHI BETA KAPPA, IS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED. AND THE IMITATION BEGAN TO SPREAD OUT AND EVEN REACHED HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES. INDIVIDUALS CARRIED A TRADEMARK FOR LOYALTY, IT IS EITHER TATOOS OT SKIN BURNED.BRING BIND BY ONE PURPOSES, ONE MISTAKES GRIEVES ALL..
YEAR 1999-2002, WHEN I WAS ELECTED AS SECRETARY/ TREASURER .AND SERVED 3 YEARS BEING AN OVER-ALL SECRETARY IN THE UNIVERSITY.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE FROM TO AN ORDINARY SECRETARY? I WORKED FOR 40 FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES EXISTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO..THE UNIVERSITY CREATED THE UFSUM ( UNIFIED FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES OF UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO) THAT LATER ON RENAMED INTO STUDS( STUDENTS TIES IN UNITY, DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES) ALL FRAT/SORO ARE OBLIGED TO BE A MEMBER. THE EXISTENCE OF ALL 40 FRAT/SORO, BURDENS A LOT. DUE TO DIFFERENT OPINIONS, VIEWS, AND ASPECTS TOWARDS POLICIES AMENDED . AND HOW TO APPLY A PEACEFUL CAMARADERIE WITH IN THE CAMPUS. HOW TO IMPLEMENT ONE RULE AND REGULATIONS AT A TIME WITH OUT HINDRANCES FROM THEM.AS A SECRETARY SACRIFICES ISN’T ENOUGH TO MAKE A NEUTRAL LOYALTY THAT I CANT OFFENDED THEY’RE EGO’S. EACH ORGANIZATION CREATES THEIR OWN IMAGE AND BETRAYAL. I FIND MYSELF BEING TIGHT UP BETWEEN BIG STONES. EVERY SESSION OF WEEKLY MEETINGS, THE FACES OF COWARDNESS AND BRAVERY WAS PRESENT. THE TASK OF RECALLING NAMES, CHECKING ATTENDANCES, COLLECTING FUNDS, REVIEWS OF AGENDAS, LISTENING FEEDBACKS, THE DO’S AND DONT’S ARGUMENTATION, COMPLAINS, AND MAINTAINING ONE VOICE HEARD CAUSING HEADACHES. EVERY WEEK IM CHALLENGED TOO, BEING THE ONLY ROSE AMONG THE BIG CROWS OF BULLDOGS AT THE GYM. SEEING THOSE EYES, SEEMS TEARING ME APART. I OATH TO SERVED THEM, LOYALTY OF INDIVIDUAL. AND THE FAIR TREATMENT TOWARDS EACH FRAT MEN CROSSING THE LINE. WHEN I MET THEM DAILY ON THE CAMPUS, EVERYONE KNEW WHO I AM, HIDDEN MY PETITE PROFILE. LEARNING TO TAME A TIGER IN FRONT OF THE CROWD. SHOWING A FIGHTING SPIRIT, IN DESPITE OF CHILLING SOUL AND TREMBLING KNEES..
EACH ORGANIZATION HAS SOMETHING IN MIND, STANDING IN FRONT OF BULLDOGS WILL FREEZE MY ENTIRE BODY.FOR 3 YEARS I SACRIFICED AND DO MY DUTY UNBIASED.
WHEN AN INCIDENT BROKE THE CAMPUS IM THE FIRST PERSON SLAPPED BY SHAME. MARCH 2002 WHEN A NEOPHYTES OF PHI DELTA GAMMA DIED AFTER INITIATION, AND 27 GAMMANS PUT ON BARS, IT IS LIKE A WRATH OF FLAME..SPREAD OUT THE ENTIRE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. BEING KNOWN ON DUTY, I REALIZED SOMETIMES YOU’RE THE FIRST ONE HIT BY.I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THEM, MY SENSES BOUNCES BACK..THE HUMORED, THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS, HUMILIATION, PAIN WAS THROWN BACK ON MY FACE. I SECURED THE PEACEFUL DUTY OF ALL THE EXISTED FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES BUT I CANT PROTECT MY OWN ORGANIZATION. WALKING ON THE CAMPUS, WHEN ALL THE STUDENTS LOOKING AT ME LIKE A FROZEN BOX, THEY WANTED TO OPEN UP, TO LOOK INSIDE, ASK WHY.. AND WHAT HAPPENED.IM LIKE A GHOST FLOATING ON AIR..TV STATIONS, RADIOS THROWING NEGATIVE COMMENTS, PARENTS BLAMING THE GAMMANS. PUTTING THE EDGE OF THE CROSS IN MY SHOULDER ISN’T ENOUGH..HONESTLY, SOME GAMMANS ARE HIDING, DENYING AND EVEN ERASED THEIR TATTOOS. THE PRIDE OF ORGANIZATION BEING STEPPED ON. STILL WITH COURAGE SOME OF US FACE THE TRUTH AND STAND STILL IN DISPITE OF ALL. THAT WAS THE TIME I FELT IM PUSHING THE WALL UNSTRENGTH..SEING OUR BROTHERS ON JAILS BROKE MY HEART, THE 17 YEAR OLD GAMMANS..WHO IS CRYING AND LOOKING HIS MOTHER..YES, DEGRADING WAS IT IS. I WANT TO QUIT MY JOB ON BOTH PARTIES..SOME FRAT MEN UNDERSTAND AND SOME LAUGHING THE GAMMANS.WHEN YOUR DOWN, THEY ARE NOT THE TO LAUGH BUT TO HELD YOU UP TO STAND. I SALUTED THEM FOR FAIR COMPLEMENT, FOR NOT JUDGING THE GAMMANS..IM LIKE A MELTED CANDLE ON FLAME..FOR THE 40 FRAT/SORO ONLY FEW OF THEM WHO UNDERSTAND AND ENCOURAGED ME TO PURSUE WHAT I BEGAN. WHEN HUMILIATION CAME…ARE YOU READY TO FACE OFF? OR YOU WILL JUST TURNED YOUR BACK TOO? AND DENY?
BEIN A FRATMEN DOESNT MEAN ONLY BEIN SIMPLY A MEMBER COZ WHEN YOU’RE IN TROUBLE..THEN YOU’LL SEE THE WHAT LOYALTY MEANS..AND WHAT HONOR CAN DO..
” A MISTAKE OF ONE MEMBER WILL SHAKE THE ENTIRE WALL”
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