Convention Testimonials #4: Harmony Among Men
Our next guest blogger is Andrew Owen, Theta Upsilon (Delta State) ’06, Deputy Province Governor of Province 24.
Dear Brothers,
While seeing the fraternal spark in the eyes of our chapter brothers is a joy like no other, imagine the feeling that comes from seeing that same care for you from hundreds of brothers, most of which you haven’t yet met. That’s one of great memories I have of the last convention. Nearly any hour of the day I could go to the convention hotel’s restaurant for instance, be welcomed at almost any table where I saw someone wearing letters, and eat and have fellowship with my brothers. Even though I hadn’t met them until that point, I would nevertheless have an instant kinship and would have plenty to talk about as I ordered breakfast and laughed with them.
The feature of convention that tends to strike the participant the most often is that overall feeling of being a part of a larger body of brothers than we anticipated before going. Our Fraternity has a unique mission among all organizations; it has teachings that take years to understand and talk about. At a convention, we can expect to have meaningful conversations about our teachings with our brothers. Through participating in the ensembles and other musical functions, we can expect to share in the power of music by making it together. I know that as a result of these conversations and experiences I feel I left the last convention an improved man. And i know that coming to convention will make you a better man as well.
Convention is a short paradise, where our true goal of “harmony among men” does happen for a few days. It allows us to see for ourselves what the world could be like if we all could learn to look for the best in others, care for their wellbeing, and learn the lesson that music has to teach us.
Fraternally,
Andrew
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