BIG SIB HUNT

I don't know about you all, but I am so stinkin excited about BIG SIB HUNT tomorrow! I know that some of my excitement comes from a growing knowledge that this will be some of the last moments of college fun for me, but the majority of my excitement comes from the fact that our pledges are AMAZING! I know everyone likes to think that their pledge class rocked the house and will forever live on in infamy, but I think this pledge class may just rock our APO world a little bit. I see a spirit in them, as a group, that I see in individuals that make APO the amazing organization that it is. Within their pledge class (or group of new members now), I can see no weakest link because everyone encourages and helps everyone else. Now I know that this is my own completely unabashedly biased opinion, but I have overheard casual remarks by fellow APO members that echo my same sentiment. I believe that this pledge class will bring in a new rush of energy and vitality that APO needs.

Now pledge class, this place a heavy burden on you; to live up to your potential. We don't want this enthusiasm and general well being of the group to die when you all join the masses of APO; in fact we want it to flourish. Don't lose this spirit because this is what will get you through rough times in APO. That spirit is what we keep our numbers and our morale from plummeting. We are an impressive organization on campus and its not because of all the awards we have (some groups have a lot more) and its not because of the accolades that we have been given (they are few and far between). We are an impressive organization because we serve without recognition. We serve because without it we would flounder about uselessly. We serve because this is who God created us to be. APO is impressive because we do it because we want to, not because we have to. So new members and old, embrace these newbies and feed off of their excitement. New people, learn from the old because we have wisdom that you do not have yet. And old members, learn from the new, because they see through eyes that are not tired and cynical. We are a brotherhood. We are a family. Get excited.