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The day my son became my brother
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This article can also be seen in the Spring 2009, Parent’s Newsletter.
This story is for the PiKapp dads. All you mom‟s please skip to the next article.
Brothers are growing in Pi Kappa Phi
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Now that we‟re alone, just guys, let‟s talk about the special bond between father and son. If you‟re a bit like me, you probably have worked hard at your careers or business most of your son‟s early years. Of course we spent that quality time with our son‟s on the baseball field, at soccer practice or one of the many other activities we found ourselves shuttling to and from. But it seemed to me that I was spending much of my quality time with my son watching
him grow and mature from the sidelines. Unlike the moms and their daughters who can have those endless conversations about all kinds of stuff our conversations with our sons are relatively brief. When I would ask my son how his day was, the usual answer was good, I‟d say great and the conversation was over; a very efficient exchange of information. Then in an instant, we turn around to find that our children are grown and heading off to college. When the reality hit me that my oldest son Matthew was really going to be leaving home for college I couldn‟t stop thinking of the Harry Chapin song, “Cat's in the Cradle,” wondering where the
time had gone. In his second semester at Amherst, Matthew decided to join a fraternity. I went to a New York State University where Greek Life was basically nonexistent. So the whole fraternity experience was a mystery to me. I wasn‟t sure that Matthew should be getting involved with a fraternity. After all, with the high cost of college I felt that his focus should be on the education and that spending time pledging for a “frat” was a distraction. Also I was worried about the drinking, drugs and hazing rituals that we have all read about. Matthew was convinced that this fraternity was different. He explained to me that Pi Kappa Phi is a responsible, community minded brotherhood that also knows how to have a good time without the alcohol and drugs. (Continued on page 8)
JOH - another year, more representation This summer, Brother Mike Keough will be joined with Brother Andrew Moffett on the Journey of Hope. Andrew will be with the crew; driving vans alongside Mike and the rest of the Brothers to provide them with water and energy bars during the day.
If you would like to make a difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities, you can donate online by visiting https:// secure.pushamerica.org/ donate/search.cfm and searching Keough or Moffett. Please help keep this sense of tradition and service in our organi-
zation that you have worked so diligently to craft. If you have any questions, please don‟t hesitate to call Brother Brian Ambrozavitch, our PUSH America Executive.