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Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a scene filled with happy people. Most people conjure an image of people laughing, eating, drinking, or partying. Very few people conjure
a picture of a woman sitting quietly on her porch swing, enjoying a great book; a man just as quietly
enjoying his vegetable garden; a couple married for thirty-five years walking hand in hand; or a young
couple raising their children. Our conception of happiness is often fatally flawed by the belief that fun equals happiness. Don't get me wrong; I'm not suggesting you should spend your life avoiding fun. Fun is an important part of a healthy and happy life. But fun for fun's sake rarely leads to any type of lasting happiness. The challenge is to learn to have fun doing the things that matter most. Fun increases our happiness when it is infused into those activities that help us become the-best-version-of-ourselves. Your ability to experience happiness will be limited only by your ability to grasp the meaning and
purpose of your life. In every decision, we choose happiness or misery. When we choose to become the-best-version-of-ourselves we choose happiness, and when we choose by default to become a-second-rate-version-of-ourselves we choose misery. There is only one question: Will what you are about to do help you become the-best-version-of-yourself?
If the answer to that question is "Yes," do it without hesitation.  ...from Matthew Kelly's new book, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose. Visit
Matthew's website for details at www.matthewkelly.org.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon can be summed up in many words. Friendship, Discipline, Honor, Respect, Maturity, and the list goes on. Notice that no where in there were the words Drinking or Hazing. Our chapter was founded and chartered on VCU's campus in February of 2007. Nationally, we are the largest men's social fraternity to ever exist. Our focus is teaching each other to become true. True to ourselves. And in turn, just like Matthew Kelly believes, we can become the best-version-of-ourselves. By no means are we a "drinking club." We have fun. Yes, some - if not most of us - do drink and have a good time. We enjoy the company of females and each other. However, these things are viewed as benefits of our organization. Not the purpose. We were created more than 150 years ago by our founders to cultivate life-long friendships. We believe that these bonds are so greatly needed even today. In this fast-paced world, we can not survive alone. Brotherhood. A true fraternal brotherhood. The emotion and meaning of these words cannot be written down on paper. It is a life-long commitment to become true to each other and yourself. |
