What I took from the panel

there were common themes in all the answers to the questions. i found it enlightening that everyone had the same responses and each panelist was able to go off of the previous answer. this made me think. we all have the same problems. each chapter does have their own individual, unique problems but each questioned asked about having a problem in the greek community all the panelists had a similar answer. even though were individual chapters we still have similar problems within the greek community. i feel that we can learn from each other and each chapter can help other chapters in their problems. i'm sure whatever problem arises in a chapter another chapter has already had the same problem and has a good solution to the problem. WE SHOULD ALL HELP EACH OTHER.

Oath?

     Who takes oath's anymore? When I think of an oath I think of some army members in the 1770's pledging their loyalty to the army or something. I think of an oath as being very formal and something of the past but as I googled the meaning I came across a different thought. An oath is like a committment. Committments happen every day. A person literally commits to something every day whether it be committing to go to class or something more serious such as committing to marriage. A committment is a modern day oath.
     The day we pledged our loyalty to our Fraternities and Sororities we took an oath to uphold the standards of our respective chapters. We committed to our chapters to be the best members we could be. Our Fraternities Ode to a Pledge reminds me of our best example of an oath. It's a pledge that we take to embrace the future of our Fraternity and realize our actions directly effect the outcome of our Fraternity which is just what an oath to me is.

Ode to a Pledge - "Yesterday is gone forever, tomorrow is yet to be. The destiny of Pi Kappa Alpha, rests today with thee."

Incongruencies Round 2

BADDDDDDDDDDDDD

What is wrong with our chapter and what can we do to change it. Our mission statement is based on helping ourselves, our school, and our community. We don't nearly do enough community service. Each brother is only required to do 10 hours of community service a quarter. WE COULD DO SO MUCH MORE. I think we should have a goal of 25 hours each quarter. When we committ ourselves to our community then the community is so much better as a whole. Internally we don't always get along with each other. People talk behind each others back and it really creates a rift in our chapter. Doing these actions do not better ourselves it only ends up hurting us. We've had so many verbal fights because of these behind the back actions. It's really pathetic. Sometimes we NEED TO SWALLOW OUR PRIDE AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CHAPTER.

Pi Kappa Alpha

Pi Kappa Alpha will set the standard of integrity, intellect, and achievement for our members, host institutions, and the communities in which we live.

 

I believe that our Fraternity demonstrates our mission statement very well but at the same time we fail to follow in our Founder's footsteps. Our members demonstrate all three of our values of integrity, intellect, and achievement most of the time but not all of the time. We demonstrate intellect by studying and having an amazing work ethic in which we strive for excellence. We put an emphasis on getting good grades and we even have to do a certain number of study hours in each week. I think we fail in our integrity the most though. Integrity is doing what you know is right and sometimes we don't do this. Making fun of other brothers, whether it just be goofing or joking around, is not acceptable. Making fun of brothers is one of our biggest problems and those actions do not reflect our mission statement.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWFtrXr2Is

Nike

Good afternoon followers,

I know it was already in the blog prompt but I decided to go with Nike. Why did I pick Nike? I believe that the company has a great value that I admire greatly and that value is inspiration. Whether it be through there great campaigns such as livestrong and the human race, or through their fantastic commercials Nike is always challenging and inspiring people to be the best. One of my favorite Nike commercials involves Lebron James. Throughout the commercial he talks about how he worked hard to get where he is now. At the end of the commercial he says I don't want you to be me, I want you to be better than me. I freaked out after I saw this commercial because I thought it was probably the greatest commercial I had ever seen. I got chills. Be better than me? Hell Yeah I'm gonna be better than you. I thought it was very admirable that Nike was challenging us through Lebron and inspiring us to do great things.

What are your values and what do they mean to you?

Good Morning Ladies,

     So this weeks blog is all about values. Values are obviously important in everyones life because they shape our views about our world. Everyone has different values. Everyone has similar values. My mother and father have helped me shape my values. My mom, among her many values, demonstrates affection like no other. She is the beast at showing affection. She shows affection every minute of every day. Whether it's by teaching her kids at school (she teaches 2nd grade) and truly caring whether or not they learn something or just by doing simple acts like our laundry or making dinner she shows affection through these tasks. I've learned affection from her and apply it to my everyday life. I try and be nice and caring in dealing with my everyday situations. I try and use patience when dealing with stressful situations that happen everyday. I've learned these all from my mom.

     Another one of my strong values is amusement. I like to make people laugh, actually I love to make people laugh. It gives me a great feeling when I tell a joke or a story and I see people laugh hysterically. I love that feeling. I love being the class clown or that ice breaker in an awkward situation. Laughter is really the best medicine and I prescribe it all the time.