I grew up as an only child and always wanted siblings to run around the house with and get into trouble because when something went wrong well I was the only person who could have done it. However, as I started to grow older, I realized that having a sibling probably wasn't going to happen and embraced being an only child. When I came to Christopher Newport University though I was offered a rare chance at brotherhood. This was something I had always wanted and dreamed about and now here it was. I excited jumped on board and joined a fraternity but I learned more about brotherhood than I reckoned for. Not every moment was full of fun a laughs. Sometimes brotherhood was hard and I hadn't expected that. Brotherhood was demanding, when I just decided not to show up to something I now had about fifty guys who wanted to know were I was and why I didn't go. Everyday I learned more and more about the many dimensions of brotherhood that I had not expected. I found my values tested everyday, whether it was simply my outlook on life or my beliefs. But one day someone who wasn't my brother questioned my values and when I answered I felt stronger. I hadn't realized that no matter what my brotherhood did, it did it to strengthen me as a person.
Devin
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