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Blaine's point is probably the most important part of greek life today - for all the crap we take, the beatings we earn, and problems we face, the most important thing is the brotherhood we feel within our particular groups - and it seems like many of you have seen this with regard to forms of illness.
I'm impressed that so many can speak so freely in this sort of forum about what affects them on a daily basis - that's incredible, and you should all feel proud that you are able to do this.
Remember: normalcy is in the eye of the beholder . . . if any of those who have shared here are not normal, it is merely because they exhibit superlative courage to come out here and lay their particular caveats out for us, to the general aid of all. In my eyes, you've all stepped up above the 'norm' so to speak.
I realize I screw around a lot on here, so maybe my voice carries less weight as such, but all of you should know that in no way do things beyond your control negatively impact judgement of you as people, at least in my eyes. Hopefully, we can all use your experiences as guides for those of us who may be in similar situations - you've all shown us a lot, and helped us all long-term, simply by showing others that 'normalcy' (a crappy term to say the least) does not have to be impacted by illness, and also the importance of diagnosis/treatment. Trust me - the social stigma is negligible, especially compared with the benefits to personal health and emotional well-being.
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