Top 10 Signs You Are A Die Hard Omega

[Wolfman]

Another way you know that you're a 'Die Hard Omega' is this fact:
Whenever the call goes forth for help, the bruhs come through. I'd like to dedicate this story to the glory of God and the marvelous ways He works in us and among us.

Last year, the chapter committee I was chairing was putting together a luncheon to honor the caregivers of sick and shut-in brothers, nrother's widows,etc. I was talking on the phone with our then chaplain (he's a widower who's in his 70s) and fellow committee member about this and afterwards our conversation turned to family matters:how his children were doing,etc. He told me that one of his "adopted" sons, whom his late wife and himself took in as a border (free of charge) at the HBCU he worked at, and who is now a Que,has a 12-year-old son, an honor student, who had recently been diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). He was in such a state that he couldn't attend school and was getting worse. The father didn't know what to do! He has two toddlers at home, plus his sick mother-in-law lives with his family. And the brother just got a promotion in the banking field, he travels as a Contemporary Gospel singer at times and is a worship leader at church. His plate is full! He was about to lose it because he couldn't get the help he needed. The world-class medical center a couple of hours away wouldn't return his calls.

During the conversation with our chaplain, I talked with him about securing someone to give an inspirational talk at the luncheon. I immediately thought of a brilliant young bruh, a committed Christian and research psychiatrist whom I hadn't seen in awhile, since we were at an annual cookout at a Delta's house.(He'd since been married so he'd not been out and about of late.) I called him and he readily consented to be our speaker at the luncheon. As the chaplain and I talked about the bruh with the son with OCD,the thought popped into my mind:maybe the bruh psychitrist could help our brother's son. I told the chaplain about this and then, late that night, I called the bruh psychitrist back and told him about the situation. He immediately called the chaplain to get the other brother's phone number to call him,telling him with emotion,'Brother,what can I do to help?' But the chaplain told him to wait until the morning to call.

The bruh psychiatrist did call early the next morning and the conversation lifted a burden off the father's heart. And, as it so happens, the bruh psychiatrist, in addition to being in private practice,also did his residency and research at the world-class medical center where the father was trying to get his son in to receive treatment. Well, the bruh psychiatrist made ONE phone call and got the appointment for the child at the medical center with the best specialist. Epilogue:the son is back in school,doing wonderfully, and he made the honor roll during the last grading period. "God works in mysterious ways, his wonders to behold..." God used Christian brotherly affection and the fraternal bond of Omega to be a blessing to a brother and his child in need. Friendship is essential to the soul!

[jojapeach]

Awwww! Thank you, Wolfman! I am so glad that the brotherhood that lives deep in all of y'all's hearts was able to help one brother and a child in the process. I was sincerely touched by the story from beginning to end.

*writing in my kindergarten journal as I sit on the storytime rug*

Wolfman says good storys. We want more storys. Please tel more. Prety please. Thank you.

NAPTIME!

[CrimsonTide4]

What a wonderful, heart warming story, Wolfman! Thanks for sharing.

[Wolfman]

(Another more recent true story in the same vein as the previous post per bruhs answering the call when another bruhs in need.)

A few weeks ago, the former chaplain, who's had major heart problems, including a surgical procedure and a major diabetic episode which landed him in the hospital when his present student boarder found him unconscious, got a call from one of the early '80s brothers of the undergrad chapter he served as advisor to.

(An aside here:Back in the early '80s during Homecoming Week, the Nupes put up a sign over the entrance to the university proclaiming, 'Welcome to Kappa Kountry'; for the founder of this NC HBCU was a Nupe. But this was a provocative gesture and, in response, the undergrad bruhs summarily tore it down in protest. About 3:00am one morning during Homecoming Week my dear brother got a phone call from a university official telling him to come to the campus immediately because the Ques and Kappas were engaged in a Westside Story free-for-all fight on the yard. This is the kind of thing he dealt with during his tenure as advisor, even though the chapter was full of student leaders and scholars.)

Our former chapter chaplain's love for those young bruhs never abated and the relationship with them is still one of respect and true brotherly love.Thus one of the brothers, now a dentist in Metro ATL called him and told him to pray for him because he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and he would have to operated on.He was still looked upon as a father figure and true friend. Moved by the plight of this brother, this elder brother called another member of my former grad chapter, a recently retired English professor at the university,alumnus of the same undergrad chapter and former teacher of the bruh with a brain tumor.They quickly hatched a plan: they decided to do a road trip and go be with the brother when he would have his operation to support and comfort him. So these two brothers, one in his 60s and the other in his 70s, in poor health, jump in the car and head to the ATL. On the way they playfully argue and cuss at eat other, the way Ques do at times. They were there for the brother in his time of need, when he felt the fragility of his mortality and needed someone to be there for him, in life and possibly in death. This is what true, that is, "Die Hard" Ques do.

[FeeFee]

Yaaay Wolfie for more Omega stories!!!

[orighu]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Another way you know that you're a 'Die Hard Omega' is this fact:
Whenever the call goes forth for help, the bruhs come through. I'd like to dedicate this story to the glory of God and the marvelous ways He works in us and among us.

Last year, the chapter committee I was chairing was putting together a luncheon to honor the caregivers of sick and shut-in brothers, nrother's widows,etc. I was talking on the phone with our then chaplain (he's a widower who's in his 70s) and fellow committee member about this and afterwards our conversation turned to family matters:how his children were doing,etc. He told me that one of his "adopted" sons, whom his late wife and himself took in as a border (free of charge) at the HBCU he worked at, and who is now a Que,has a 12-year-old son, an honor student, who had recently been diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). He was in such a state that he couldn't attend school and was getting worse. The father didn't know what to do! He has two toddlers at home, plus his sick mother-in-law lives with his family. And the brother just got a promotion in the banking field, he travels as a Contemporary Gospel singer at times and is a worship leader at church. His plate is full! He was about to lose it because he couldn't get the help he needed. The world-class medical center a couple of hours away wouldn't return his calls.

During the conversation with our chaplain, I talked with him about securing someone to give an inspirational talk at the luncheon. I immediately thought of a brilliant young bruh, a committed Christian and research psychiatrist whom I hadn't seen in awhile, since we were at an annual cookout at a Delta's house.(He'd since been married so he'd not been out and about of late.) I called him and he readily consented to be our speaker at the luncheon. As the chaplain and I talked about the bruh with the son with OCD,the thought popped into my mind:maybe the bruh psychitrist could help our brother's son. I told the chaplain about this and then, late that night, I called the bruh psychitrist back and told him about the situation. He immediately called the chaplain to get the other brother's phone number to call him,telling him with emotion,'Brother,what can I do to help?' But the chaplain told him to wait until the morning to call.

The bruh psychiatrist did call early the next morning and the conversation lifted a burden off the father's heart. And, as it so happens, the bruh psychiatrist, in addition to being in private practice,also did his residency and research at the world-class medical center where the father was trying to get his son in to receive treatment. Well, the bruh psychiatrist made ONE phone call and got the appointment for the child at the medical center with the best specialist. Epilogue:the son is back in school,doing wonderfully, and he made the honor roll during the last grading period. "God works in mysterious ways, his wonders to behold..." God used Christian brotherly affection and the fraternal bond of Omega to be a blessing to a brother and his child in need. Friendship is essential to the soul!

That was a WONDERFUL story! That is Greek Love at its finest! Thank you so much for sharing

[mccoyred]

Wolfman, I just LOVE hearing your tales of Brotherly Love. Thanks for putting the positive side of fraternity out there for everyone to see!

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

Wolfman, I just LOVE hearing your tales of Brotherly Love. Thanks for putting the positive side of fraternity out there for everyone to see!

"I'd rather see a sermon than to hear one any day..."
(Die Hard Ques walk the walk and talk the talk about Uplift)

The next story I'm going to take it back to the source, Founder Edgar Amos Love, Bishop of the United Methodist Church. It is inspired by the an after- chapter-meeting conversion by an elder brother who has now gone to be with the LORD. He recounted to us his memories in Omega, specifically how when Bishop Love came to the Los Angeles area to receive an Omega award, he hosted him at his house. He told us how impressed he was as a human being, a gracious, kind man.

The story itself is taken from an interview that was done of Bp. Love in '73 by Bro. Earl Hyman. In it he talks about the genesis and development of the Fraternity;the other part dealt with his life and ministry. I will relate a story he told from the latter.

After he rose to become the Principal of the Academy of Morgan College (the high school associated with Morgan State in Baltimore), then Rev. Love decided he wanted to pastor. He was called to a Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington,PA, outside of Pittsburgh. He related that one afternoon while he was sitting on his porch working on notes for his Sunday sermon, someone came onto the porch. He thought it was his wife but it turned out to be one of the small boys in the neighborhood called "C." He heartily greeted "C" and asked him what he wanted. "C" exclaimed, 'I want to play some horseshoes.' Founder Love put down his sermon notes and he and "C" played a game of horseshoes. He said they had the best time. Later that year, Founder Love explains, when the church had its revival services, "C" accepted Christ and joined the church.At this point in the taped interview, Bp. Love became very emotional, telling the interviewer that's what it's all about--evangelism and being a Christian, that is.

[DoggyStyle82]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

"I'd rather see a sermon than to hear one any day..."
(Die Hard Ques walk the walk and talk the talk about Uplift)

The next story I'm going to take it back to the source, Founder Edgar Amos Love, Bishop of the United Methodist Church. It is inspired by the an after- chapter-meeting conversion by an elder brother who has now gone to be with the LORD. He recounted to us his memories in Omega, specifically how when Bishop Love came to the Los Angeles area to receive an Omega award, he hosted him at his house. He told us how impressed he was as a human being, a gracious, kind man.

The story itself is taken from an interview that was done of Bp. Love in '73 by Bro. Earl Hyman. In it he talks about the genesis and development of the Fraternity;the other part dealt with his life and ministry. I will relate a story he told from the latter.

After he rose to become the Principal of the Academy of Morgan College (the high school associated with Morgan State in Baltimore), then Rev. Love decided he wanted to pastor. He was called to a Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington,PA, outside of Pittsburgh. He related that one afternoon while he was sitting on his porch working on notes for his Sunday sermon, someone came onto the porch. He thought it was his wife but it turned out to be one of the small boys in the neighborhood called "C." He heartily greeted "C" and asked him what he wanted. "C" exclaimed, 'I want to play some horseshoes.' Founder Love put down his sermon notes and he and "C" played a game of horseshoes. He said they had the best time. Later that year, Founder Love explains, when the church had its revival services, "C" accepted Christ and joined the church.At this point in the taped interview, Bp. Love became very emotional, telling the interviewer that's what it's all about--evangelism and being a Christian, that is.

Bro. Wolfman, I believe that Brother's name is Mark Hyman, who later became a professor at Widener Univ in suburban Phila. Bro Hyman later became a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ whom I had the pleasure of hearing as a guest speaker at my church. He followed in Bro Carter G. Woodsons steps and was a historian who mainly taught and preached about Blacks in antiquity and the Bible. Unfortunately, at that time, I had no idea that he was an Omega or that he had such interaction with a Founder or I would have never let him leave the church. This was the late 80's . Bro. Hyman has since gone to glory but I have a copy of his interview with the Bishop and I also recall his sermon.

Doggy, a Die Hard Omega.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by DoggyStyle82

Bro. Wolfman, I believe that Brother's name is Mark Hyman, who later became a professor at Widener Univ in suburban Phila. Bro Hyman later became a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ whom I had the pleasure of hearing as a guest speaker at my church. He followed in Bro Carter G. Woodsons steps and was a historian who mainly taught and preached about Blacks in antiquity and the Bible. Unfortunately, at that time, I had no idea that he was an Omega or that he had such interaction with a Founder or I would have never let him leave the church. This was the late 80's . Bro. Hyman has since gone to glory but I have a copy of his interview with the Bishop and I also recall his sermon.

Doggy, a Die Hard Omega.

Doggy-
Thanks for the correction! It is Bro. [Mark] Hyman. And thanks for the information about him also. It all flows together, as it should, to the glory of our Creator and His Son, Jesus.
-Wolfman

[cjoanell]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

21. You show off your hits more than you show pictures of your kids.

LOL, sounds like my professor who just got another... oh wait, he did the last one, a few weeks ago, himself....

[RitaMae1908]

I just want to say that I am glued to my computer screen... Wolfman what a great example of an exemplary Man, no less an Omega Man, you are! You go boy! I'm loving yours stories almost to tears. I am just moved by the love of your brotherhood. Many folk that are in outside looking in want to trivialize (sp?) and shed a negative light on our beloved BGLOs. The media especially could see the good in what we do if they just looked a little harder. It's easier to be negative I guess.
Thank you for sharing your stories...
I think we're due another one

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by RitaMae1908

I just want to say that I am glued to my computer screen... Wolfman what a great example of an exemplary Man, no less an Omega Man, you are! You go boy! I'm loving yours stories almost to tears. I am just moved by the love of your brotherhood. Many folk that are in outside looking in want to trivialize (sp?) and shed a negative light on our beloved BGLOs. The media especially could see the good in what we do if they just looked a little harder. It's easier to be negative I guess.
Thank you for sharing your stories...
I think we're due another one

A few weeks ago, the local grad chapter I'm a member of recently started a youth mentoring program for at-risk African American/Latino middle school male students. We has our kick off celebration and initial session. During the celebration, the room was filled with mother (from single parent houseolds), grandparents and local elected officials. Our keynote speaker was a 20+ year Que from another chapter in the Metro NYC area. He is a father, minister,author,activist, and involved in the advocasy of our youth and so many more things. He held both the mothers and their sons enrapt by the "testimony" of his life and his word to them about manhood and raising black men. This is a testimony of a Que who became an Omega when a student-athlete and father of a baby. The following links tell a part of his story of what a real "Die Hard" Omega is about: Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift.

http://www.globalblacknews.com/lambball.html
http://www.ThabitiEnterprises.com

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by RitaMae1908

I just want to say that I am glued to my computer screen... Wolfman what a great example of an exemplary Man, no less an Omega Man, you are! You go boy! I'm loving yours stories almost to tears. I am just moved by the love of your brotherhood. Many folk that are in outside looking in want to trivialize (sp?) and shed a negative light on our beloved BGLOs. The media especially could see the good in what we do if they just looked a little harder. It's easier to be negative I guess.
Thank you for sharing your stories...
I think we're due another one

A "Die Hard" Que like will party anytime.

In his autobiogrpahy, Bro. Rev. Benjamin L. Mays, Ph.D., the late president of Morehouse College, who had a tremendous formative influence on generations of black men, including MLK, Jr., related this story. In the early '20s when he was serving as a pastor of a baptist church in Atlanta, he went to a Que picnic on a Sunday afternoon after he got out of the pulpit. Someone from the church saw him dancing at the event with some woman. Well, they took this back to the board and there was a big stink about it, and he almost got fired. But a "Die Hard Que" has to do what he has to do: Be OWT!

[RitaMae1908]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

A "Die Hard" Que like will party anytime.

In his autobiogrpahy, Bro. Rev. Benjamin L. Mays, Ph.D., the late president of Morehouse College, who had a tremendous formative influence on generations of black men, including MLK, Jr., related this story. In the early '20s when he was serving as a pastor of a baptist church in Atlanta, he went to a Que picnic on a Sunday afternoon after he got out of the pulpit. Someone from the church saw him dancing at the event with some woman. Well, they took this back to the board and there was a big stink about it, and he almost got fired. But a "Die Hard Que" has to do what he has to do: Be OWT!

I know that's right... there's still a stigma that goes along with "being" Greek... like you can't be both a Christian and a member of a BGLO!? But I beg to defer.