Both schools I went to, I also knew no one and wanted to meet new people.
I was always a joiner of sorts, football and base ball in high school years and base ball in college.
I knew many members of different fraternities and pledged a local at my second school. They affiliated the following year with a large national and I then felt I did not fit with the new attitudes.
I t hen started a local as did not feel like I wanted to join any other current one on campus. Many joined for the same reason as I did when starting it. We were pitted against another local that was set up by a national fraternity and the school would only one to come on campus. Because of the friends I had made from other groups we had their backing and were chosen to come on campus.
The experience was of the greatest periods of my life. Through this, I made life long friends as we banded together to build something that is still functioning to this day, 43 years later.
Many times, we turn to our brothers when there is a need and do everything we can do to help each other. This is how strong a bond that has developed over the years among us.
Would I ever do it over again, that is a hard question to answer as everything just fell into place for us. Un housed for 1 semester, and a local for not even one school year before colonization and chartered 3 years later.
Could it ever happen again, who knows?
Was it worth it, absolutely yes!
