Weekend Update

Dear Phi Pledge Class,

The pledging term for the past seven weeks has truly proved to be a wonderful experience in my life, and surely many of yours as well. From our first pledge meeting outside of Veihmeyer Lounge shocking you with my AIM screenname, up to the Dress for Success night, the time shared with all of you has certainly been well spent. Personally I felt at times that it was too little time to accomplish so much. But as Julie and JT reiterated time and time again, it's definitely possible, and it's up to us to exceed and excel beyond the minimum. Perhaps I did not take their words to heart at all times and now I face the consequences of my actions.
As I mentioned at our Thanksgiving Dinner, you guys have gradually become like a second family to me in Davis. I am most thankful. The fourteen friendships created with all of you should not go wasted. Although I am no longer part of the pledge class, if you see me around I urge you not to allow yourself to become bogged down in awkwardness. As Bo's told me before, I always have a smile on my face and I'd be happy to keep up with how all of you are doing.
Believe it or not, many aspects of biology can easily be applied in business. I've always believed that the strength and nature to survive and grow, lies in the ability to adapt and learn. Thus, I wish all of you the best of luck for the remainder of the pledging term and to keep my belief in mind. Good luck on finals and have an awesome winter break.

Perhaps some time in the future I'd like to address all of you as fraternity brothers-- but I can honestly say I'm happy enough at the moment to call all of you my buddies.

Sincerely yours,

Michael Hernandez



so thats the happening. its been hectic. its been fun. and right now im filled with mixed feelings. im frustrated yet understanding, bummed yet I feel as more weights been pulled off my chest. ive never been so busy in my life. and while it stressed me out on a few occasions, i really really liked it. the pledging process has also been motivating, maybe even life changing.

to mimic the hyperbolic words of mom, "IF YOU DONT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE YOURE GONNA END UP ON THE STREET BOY." so possible plans for next quarter go as follows:

1)start out with a simpler organization and move up to possibly recruiting again for dsp sometime in the future. and id like to do the things i really enjoy so im considering looking into cicle k. im a nub- golden key i didnt reply to.

2)going off of doing things i really love to do.... a lot of people believe its mostly money that makes the world go around and that its the best resouce to helping the world and not to be a greedy bastard. i think people are the best resource to helping out (along with voting). so i may go somewhere with this. i saw it on the today show last year and thought it was the most gosu thing ever.

3)going off of things i like to do... i may restructure and revamp and go somewhere with plans for the Davis Poker Society and Charity. there are a few flaws and kinks in that plan but i have resources to consolidate.

4)working and interning. the icc lady said your junior year is a primetime to find an internship, any internship. or even a job. plus itd be nice to have extra money so i can support more artists instead of supernoving them. and WOW.

5)going back to working out fo seriously. time to sound like a girl. i gained 9 pounds this quarter and thats without going to the arc .

6)studying for finals.

7)eagerly and actively hunt for a girlfriend gary-style

and a final word regarding dsp. all of you asswipes who think delta sigma pi is a coed professional business fraternity full of snotty bush loving pricks can go fuck youselves. may your pessimism and your clouded perception ruin your sense of reality. i really hope pledging for this frat hasnt led any of my friends to believe that im some business nutsucking republican spawned from the cavernous depths of newt gingrichs heart. like ive said before, the only business i want to get myself in is a small business run by myself and/or a not for profit business. i dont want to be a corporate lawyer, nor do i want to be the leader of a financial district. i respect those careers but just because i wanted to join a business frat didnt necessarily mean that those were my aspirations. this is what i mean by getting a kick out of mind games and deceiving people through image. i bring something different to the table, and in my opinion i dont think any of the brothers of dsp have the same goals and beliefs like i listed above. if i had letters on my sweatshirt and people gave me a dirty look for becoming part of a business frat, id get so much pleasure from letting them get to know me and learn that im not the same as everyone else. this is the problem with society-- people are so quick to prejudge and label because they believe its the easiest way to help the world. they shrug off the exceptions to the rule, simply divide or clump people into groups, and dont look into the individual. im really sorry im ranting but i think this is the most appropriate time i can express to my friends, especially in this day of college (the majority of whom are liberal), that our differences should never cause us to prejudge and assume.

good luck on finals and ill see some of you winter break fo serious.

and if youve been wondering what ive been dreaming about, its just the usual i need a girl thing. hope that clears things up pedro :D