So last week we had a panel of Greek Life big-wigs (I mean that in an affectionate way, I'm not being a cynic lol) and they took questions and shared with us some defining moments and Greek to Greek advice that they've come to realize in their college careers. So what did I take away from this presentation? Let's review:
One thing that stuck out to me was when my own brother, Zack Rubin-McCarry, shared a little grain of wisdom. Zack told the class about how he was our chapter president, and then when he ran again, he wasn't reelected to the position. I wasn't in the chapter at this time, but I've heard about this from other brothers. But I never heard Zack's thoughts and feelings about the whole thing, so I'm glad he decided to share. Basically, he didn't take his loss in the election as a setback, but more so as a challenge and an opportunity. He reevaluated himself and his priorities and channelled his time and energy into other outlets. And look at the guy today. I could call Brother Rubin-McCarry a lot of things, but a "failure" is certainly not one of them. Being the President of IFC is kind of.......awesome to put it bluntly. So I'm going to take away from his experience. Pike's elections are coming up, and I may have been nominated for a position or two. I'm going to put forth my best effort in the elections, but hey if it wasn't meant to be, than that's just fine. I'm simply going to continue working to benefit Pi Kappa Alpha, titles or no titles. The title that appears on the business card should not define the name that comes after it. Zack didn't need to be "President Rubin-McCarry" to be seen as a leader, so I'm not going to restrict myself either.
Another awesome snippet of advice that was shared was "get excited". Seriously! Come on! We go to the greatest school in the nation, and we are all part of an amazing community. And we only have 4 (or 5, or 6) years to really be a part of it all. (Yes, you're a member of your organization for life, but the college experience is certainly not a life-long one). What's not to be excited about here, huh!?!?
I had a great high school experience. Seriously, it was great. But my one complaint is that it went by way too fast. Before I knew it, it was over. I'm determined not to let that happen when I leave OSU. I try to appreciate the little things, and make as many friendships and memories as I can here. 10 years from now, it's the things that we didn't do that we'll regret. Not the things that we did do (and with gusto, I might add). I still have a little over 2 years here, and I'm gonna make em' count. Excitement!
Greek Life! Huzzah!
See ya at Mirror Lake tonight :)
I really liked this post. I especially liked the part about the fact that titles don't define the person. Too many times people don't get elected to positions and they just shut down and distance themselves from whatever organization they're in. I also liked the part about getting excited everything that you said about that is 100% true.
ReplyDeleteLove this Ben!! Congrats on being elected for a position, I know you are a great leader just from our time together in this class. If more people were excited, it would be easier and more fun to elevate our community. Zack seemed like a great guy and an awesome President (of Pike and of IFC). I agree with you that our years here are flying by so we have to enjoy them while we can!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing this! it really was great to hear from zack & his enthusiasm for greek life. he's such an impressive leader.
ReplyDeletei'm also so glad zack decided to share his story.. it's impressive that he was able to turn his "defeat" into something so great. and getting excited seems like such simple advice, but i also feel like things fly by and are often taken for granted throughout our time here, so i was glad to hear someone bring that to our attention
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