The Beginning of the End
So, after a long hiatus from LiveJournal, I'm back. My goal is to use this to chronicle my last year at Ball State.
During my time at Ball State, I've done a lot. I've been involved in multiple organizations, held positions in many, been on several executive boards, and rose to president of two. One of those I have had the privilege of being president twice. This organization has been one of the single most influential things in my life. Joining was one of the two best decisions I've ever made for myself (the other being to attend college at Ball State). The organization I speak of is The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. I grew up with two sisters, but now I have scores of brothers - though I feel like the father of 60 at the moment.
What I'm getting at is that eventually you learn what the important things in life are. I have one more year left. I should have graduated in May, but due to a switch in majors, I have one more year. College has been the best four years of my life, and I have one more to add to that. I want to make the most of it. I want to enjoy the time with my fraternity brothers I have - because I won't have that kind of time again like I have it now. I want to spend time with friends whom, as close as they are, I may not see for years after I graduate, if ever again. I want to build upon the relationship I have started this past year. Thus far we haven't put labels on anything, but I have a good feeling about things - a different feeling than I've ever had in the past. I have so much going for me, and I truly believe I will be successful, but right now I have one more year left. I want to make the most of it. Possibly more important, 30 years from now, I want to remember the little things that will make this next year so great. That's where this journal will come into play.
Hopefully the good times will be abundant, the bad times to a minimum, and all the times chronicled (and analyzed) right here. More to come over the summer and into the beginning of the end of my college career.
During my time at Ball State, I've done a lot. I've been involved in multiple organizations, held positions in many, been on several executive boards, and rose to president of two. One of those I have had the privilege of being president twice. This organization has been one of the single most influential things in my life. Joining was one of the two best decisions I've ever made for myself (the other being to attend college at Ball State). The organization I speak of is The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. I grew up with two sisters, but now I have scores of brothers - though I feel like the father of 60 at the moment.
What I'm getting at is that eventually you learn what the important things in life are. I have one more year left. I should have graduated in May, but due to a switch in majors, I have one more year. College has been the best four years of my life, and I have one more to add to that. I want to make the most of it. I want to enjoy the time with my fraternity brothers I have - because I won't have that kind of time again like I have it now. I want to spend time with friends whom, as close as they are, I may not see for years after I graduate, if ever again. I want to build upon the relationship I have started this past year. Thus far we haven't put labels on anything, but I have a good feeling about things - a different feeling than I've ever had in the past. I have so much going for me, and I truly believe I will be successful, but right now I have one more year left. I want to make the most of it. Possibly more important, 30 years from now, I want to remember the little things that will make this next year so great. That's where this journal will come into play.
Hopefully the good times will be abundant, the bad times to a minimum, and all the times chronicled (and analyzed) right here. More to come over the summer and into the beginning of the end of my college career.