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Here's a good story, and true:
At my chapter, when I had just joined, we found out a 90+ year old man was living nearby in a retirement home, who was a LXA from a chapter back east somewhere, but, he wanted to meet us.
We arranged for about 10 of us (not to overwhelm him) and go visit him one afternoon at the retirement home. He shared his stories of his time in college, and how he had even met Jack Mason (for LXA, the author of our Ritual, sort of a second "founder" of the fraternity).
A few weeks later, we received a most amazing gift. He created a cross-stitch composing of our chapter letters, and inside the letters, the initials of ALL the active members at the time, and LXA's surrounding the corners, and "1974-1984" ten year anniversary of our chapter.
He passed away a year later - I'm so sorry, even to this day, that I can't remember his name. I still have that cross-stitch, since the chapter was closed for 11 years, I held onto it in hopes we would eventually recolonize, which happened in 2000.
Now, I'm just waiting for the chartering. At which, I will present TWO cross-stitches - the original one, and the one I will complete soon, this time with the initials of the new founding fathers. I hope the brothers appreciate this lesson in legacy.
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