Personal Statement: Why I Want To Become A Member Of Fiji

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When I think about Fiji I think about I think of a group of young men that have come together to better themselves in every aspect of life. I think of men that value and respect women. I think of a community that is determined to be dedicated learners. I think of a group of individuals that each value service and dedicate their time willingly to better the community. And most of all, I think of a brotherhood and friendships that will last a lifetime. Over the past few weeks I have been given the honor to be able to pledge this great fraternity and have loved being able to be a small part of the community. Throughout this petition I will use these experiences to represent why I want to become a member of Phi Gamma Delta. When I was looking …show more content…
I have always believed that knowledge gives you the ability to develop a fuller life. Having a fraternity that has knowledge as one of its five values is very important to me and reaffirms my decision to pledge this fraternity. The brothers of Fiji have represented this value and having others around me that work tremendously hard to achieve academic excellence makes me want to do better in my studies as well. I want to become a member of Fiji because I know that the brothers in the fraternity will push me to do my best and learn more from my …show more content…
I could have described to you that I work hard, think critically, and care about others. Instead, I have elected to show you. I will show you through my actions throughout the rest of pledging and afterwards because I believe that my actions will speak louder than my words. I understand that there is much more that I have to prove if I ever want to become a brother in this great fraternity, and I am more than willing to put in the time and effort to do so. I will be doing my best to work harder in order to prove myself as a man who respects women, is a dedicated learner, actively serves, and is a loyal friend. Becoming a brother of this Fraternity will allow me to grow as a person and create lasting

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