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Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Monday, December 24, 2012
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Home for the Holidays
In my more cynical moments I refer to the "Holiday Season" as "that wonderful time of year when we leave our loved ones to be with our families." Of course some family gatherings are more difficult than others, and the temptation to "check out", chemically or otherwise can be strong.
Here is some advice from Bro. Chuck Eberly on how to survive.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthenetwork.ws%2F%2Fdocuments%2F2009%2F2009_HomeHelidays.pdf
Here is some advice from Bro. Chuck Eberly on how to survive.
Dear Brothers,
We will all soon be going home for the holidays. For some of you, "home" is a mix of warm feelings, the taste of great cooking, and joyful reunions with members of your families.
For others of you, however, "home" may be returning to a place that includes hard feelings, uncomfortable meals, and meeting people who remind you of events you would rather not recall. The following on-line essay by a colleague of mine just might be helpful to you.
Labels:
Binge Drinking,
Domestic Violence,
Family,
Home
Thursday, May 14, 2009
He Ain't Heavy, He's a Brother's Brother
Kris Allen (left) and SigEp Daniel Allen (right)
American Idol finalist, Kris Allen, is the brother of Arkansas Zeta SigEp Daniel Allen. Help a brother's brother next Tuesday night when Kris competes to become the American Idol on Fox.PS: One of Kris' earliest public performances was at the YouthAIDS benefit "Rock the Yard" concert at the Arkansas Zeta house.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
What to Tell a Mom
Social skills can nurture grade-A students of life
Dr. Timothy Quinn • Special to The Clarion-Ledger • June 10, 2008
Social skills are important. This is what I told a patient's mom when she asked me to persuade her son not to join a fraternity.
She felt it would affect his grades. The mother was surprised when I told her that I am in a fraternity. I explained to the mother that being part of a social organization helps develop a person's social skills, which are very important for the success of that individual. This also helps with future networking opportunities.
I told her my mom made sure I took advantage of any opportunity to be involved in activities. This included church organizations; after-school activities; and other activities, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and intramural sports. I was also given the opportunity to work when I became of age.
I told the patient about some of my experiences as part of a fraternity. I spoke of opportunities during college that allowed me to be part of a collaborative city effort that involved mentoring inner-city children. This allowed me to work with professionals, including physicians who mentored me during the process. I told her the story of my interview process for medical school and how interestingly the interviewer looked over my application and sang the fraternity song when I entered the room. Also, that a fraternity brother let me sleep on his sofa upon entering medical school until I was able to afford my own apartment.
Later on, I allowed a fraternity brother in the same situation to live in my apartment for two months while I was out of town the following year. I found it funny that he wore my suit, which I left in my closet.
I am not saying that grades are not important, but socialization is an important part of one's education in life. I graduated with honors, but I would not trade the social interactions that helped develop my character for any price.
Dr. Timothy Quinn is a Jackson-area family practitioner. Visit his Web site at www.quinnhealthcare.familydoctors.net.
Dr. Timothy Quinn • Special to The Clarion-Ledger • June 10, 2008
Social skills are important. This is what I told a patient's mom when she asked me to persuade her son not to join a fraternity.
She felt it would affect his grades. The mother was surprised when I told her that I am in a fraternity. I explained to the mother that being part of a social organization helps develop a person's social skills, which are very important for the success of that individual. This also helps with future networking opportunities.
I told her my mom made sure I took advantage of any opportunity to be involved in activities. This included church organizations; after-school activities; and other activities, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and intramural sports. I was also given the opportunity to work when I became of age.
I told the patient about some of my experiences as part of a fraternity. I spoke of opportunities during college that allowed me to be part of a collaborative city effort that involved mentoring inner-city children. This allowed me to work with professionals, including physicians who mentored me during the process. I told her the story of my interview process for medical school and how interestingly the interviewer looked over my application and sang the fraternity song when I entered the room. Also, that a fraternity brother let me sleep on his sofa upon entering medical school until I was able to afford my own apartment.
Later on, I allowed a fraternity brother in the same situation to live in my apartment for two months while I was out of town the following year. I found it funny that he wore my suit, which I left in my closet.
I am not saying that grades are not important, but socialization is an important part of one's education in life. I graduated with honors, but I would not trade the social interactions that helped develop my character for any price.
Dr. Timothy Quinn is a Jackson-area family practitioner. Visit his Web site at www.quinnhealthcare.familydoctors.net.
Labels:
Family,
Fraternity,
Fraternity Experience,
Greek values,
Recruitment
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Advice for the homeward-bound
Stephen Yeargin, one of our irregular contributors, offers this advice for those of you who are home from school for the holidays:
I am reminded of the quote a year a two ago about "Christmas: The time when you leave the people you love to be with family."
I have to wonder how our newest members (and even some of the older members) handle being around family members that they have been away from for a semester or two. The holidays were always a time of stress over the winter break because life moves at a different pace away from college. While on campus, you move from one class to the next, one meet-up with friends to the next and hopefully find some time to yourself in the evening or early morning hours.Compare that to your typical trip home, and you are likely either bored out of your mind or at loggerheads with your parents over something as simple as where your laundry goes (hint: half down the stairs, in the living room, and the like are not correct answers). So my thoughts are with our brothers around the country that are re-adjusting to the non-college lifestyle at home. It might be ironic that you would rather be in a lecture hall for two hours than spending three minutes on a lecture about why it is not OK to check Facebook at 2 a.m.
- Stephen
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