I'm a little late on this blog. I had one of the funnest weekends of the semester. At the University of Pittsburgh there was a step show I attended. The Greeks who performed there were very good. It was one of the nicest step shows I been to. In addition to that it was also my first time at a big Greek event as a brother of a Fraternity. Watching the show with this perspective was very memorable and a lot of fun. Only to make things better the Kappas won the step show, and my sandz from Pitt who crossed the same time I did were in it and they did a good job. On April 21 the same Kappa team is coming to Clarion and will put on another good show. I am looking forward to it. I would hope that everyone in Clarion comes. It will be the funnest weekend of the semester.

I would strongly encourage any young African American Males, or females to consider Greek life. Over the weekend I was able to See more of the brotherhood that fraternity life brings. I was able to experience up close and personal some of the networking that Greek life has. It is really a good thing and does a lot of good. The special thing about Greek life in Clarion is the bond that the Greeks have with each other. We are all real tight and we all hang together constantly. Over the weekend I had a little get together with some of the Greeks on campus and we had a lot of fun. All the pictures you see are from the gathering that I had.

I am really getting use to this Blog. The idea that I can type what I am doing and how I am feeling and everyone would read it. Now I know that a lot of incoming freshman and people that are interested in Clarion will be reading this blog. So I feel it is important to talk about diversity. The minority community in Clarion is very small. However when you go by the numbers there are a couple hundred of us. Being that most of us know who each other, we have a pretty big community. So when it comes to Clarion it is a nice place for diversity because there are a lot of different types of people that bring a lot of different things to the table. In our daily interaction we get to learn a lot of things from a lot of different people of different cultures and backrounds. So I would encourage minorities to come to Clarion. I see that people are reading this blog from all over the world. Everyone has something unique and special about them and places like Clarion are ideal places to get together and build on our differences.

Last Wednesday we had a snow day. It was also Valentines day, and I spent all day With my Beautiful Valentine. However there were a lot of people outside sledding. I don't know about that. It was very cold. But they looked like they were having fun. So if you like to sled Clarion is for you. On that note I would like to say I hope everyone had a Valentines day that was as special as mine. That would be hard because mine was pretty special, However I hope everyone used that time to talk to loved ones, and reached out to family and friends to strengthen relationships.

Just recently I was asked to serve on a panel to answer questions to incoming freshmen. The panel went really well and we were able to provide a lot of insight to incoming freshmen about how Clarion REALLY is. The students kept asking us the same questions so I figure I will put a couple on here and answer them. The students asked what we disliked most about Clarion. The answer was unanimous, The weather. It gets cold with a lot of snow. In addition to that the classes will remain in session. Only like three times in my entire collegieate career were classes cancelled because of snow. The only plus side is that the school is not that big, so when you have to walk to the two separate ends of the campus it will only take you about ten minutes. Another question that was asked was why did we choose Clarion. I chose Clarion because it was out in the middle of nowhere, and the distractions were to a minimum. I thought if I joined a small college community like Clarion, I would have a lot f time to focus on my studies. It turned out to be true. As I move through the years I constantly find myself with nothing to do and often times I just study, or do something that would contribute to my long term goal of becoming a lawyer. So overall, choosing Clarion ended up being a good decision.

I also want to talk about our Aids Charity event. Last night the Black Student Union, put together a student vs. faculty basketball game. It was very successful. A lot of people showed up to support the event. There was a dunk contest, and two basketball games. First the students played the faculty. The faculty won by a lot of points. Its not that they were better, I just don't think the students were in enough shape. We underestimated the faculty. So for the next year, they may have bragging rights, but they will not win again. Next time we will work out before the game. After our game, there was another game, that was students vs. students. That game also went really well. The event made over 150 dollars and the money will go to finding a cure for AIDS. The event was nice and it is these types of events that make Clarion Fun.

One of the finer things about college life are the friendships that develop. As I sit and think about how far I've come since high school, and the trials and tribulations I've been through, I know for certain that I had good friends to help carry me through the storm. At the same time as you navigate yourself through the college experience, you begin to understand the importance of positive relationships. Friends always rise together, fall together and help each other out at every available opportunity. For me personally, I did not truly understand the importance of friendship until I came to clarion. We all know that clarion is a place where there is not much to do; therefore there is a lot of time for human to human interaction. Through the years as you interact with these people day in and day out you are cultivating the relationships that will last forever. Through these relationships you can better understand yourself, know what you want in relationships, and have the courage to break off unhealthy relationships. Clarion provided me a good education, but what has been the most beneficial aspect of my collegiate Carreer, was the quiet atmosphere, which provided me with the opportunity to grow within myself, and develop lasting relationship with great people.