It just hit me that our Grand Fraternity was founded on a Sunday night like tonight back in 1911.
Can you imagine getting together shortly after welcoming in a new year on a college campus not very hospitable to not African-American, not Black, but Negro students?
rofl:) I know you can simply because you have experienced many of the same feelings and sentiments first hand yourself at Francis Marion or any college campus during your own student days.
Nothing but the date on the calendar separates us from what our Founders experienced both as students and male descendants of slaves college graduates in America. What we owe them as well as each other is the never ending ambition, fortitude, and courage to not give in while we are ascending upwards.
Regardless of what you have accomplished or still wish to see fulfilled, let this Founders' Day be a day where rededicate yourself to achievement in every human endeavor where you find yourself a participant.
The sidelines are for the others while we are to remain in the game and change it for the better within an undeniable fashion.
2009 is going to be a year of historic hope and proportions of what we bring to the table. Any setbacks or defeats in 2008 or earlier are in the history books and those dues have been paid in full.
As you step to your daily lifestyle tomorrow and for the rest of this year, walk boldly with the confidence that from that Sunday night in 1911 to our current day that God has placed you on this earth for a specific reason and your best days are ahead of you versus in your rear view mirror.
There is no time to see the past for anything less than inspirational simply because we are still here!
Do not rest or allow any detractor or self-defeating thoughts find you in any other position than the driver's seat and the one of victory!
Now make your move and make it count for something positive and eternal.
Yours in the Bond!
