Facta-Non-Verba Research Paper

“Facta-Non-Verba: Deeds not Words,” I read those words online when I researched the fraternity, and was immediately impressed with the meaning that they convey. However, it was not until the information session, where I heard the words aloud, did they really impact me, and caused me to pause in consideration. Some words carry a certain power that causes inflection and reflection when spoken aloud. When I heard the phrase aloud, I honestly felt moved, and inwardly remembered back to when I was in high school where I demonstrated “Facta-Non-Verba.” I was in the 12th grade of high school that had around 5,000 students enrolled, and about 100 graduating seniors. As there was a small number of students, competition was fierce for control to be …show more content…
My complacency was traded with anger when the school decided to officially release the grades and rankings for the graduating class. My rank dove down to 13; I knew something was wrong at once as my GPA did not go down. So, there was no plausible reason for my rank to go down as well. I asked around the school and confirmed that their ranks had also changed from the worse. The most extreme being a girl who was previously in the top ten being demoted below the 100 students who were graduating. I, with the help of my friend, decided to challenge the school administration and found that there was both an error in the computing system, which certain staff attempted to ‘correct’ by manually imputing GPAs, and that many teachers were manipulating grades for students. The teachers doing this manipulation either passed their favorite kids, failed kids they did not like (who happened to mostly be people of color), or did both. I presented my argument and concerns to the school administration, and they vehemently denied the allegations. Coincidentally, my ranked improved the next day, and everyone was told the problems within the system were fixed. I knew that was not true for everyone, so I brought the case to the