The Significance/Importance of the 4 On July 4th, 1776, our country was formally established by our Declaration of Independence from European rule. We, as a nation, celebrate the 4! Our calendar year is divided into 4 seasons; Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. We, from a seasonal perspective, celebrate the 4! We are in the season of football: our football games each have 4 quarters. We,as sports fans, celebrate the 4! Our days are broken down into four parts: morning, afternoon, evening and night. We, chronologically, celebrate the 4! Today, another very important 4 is celebrated by Men of Distinction and Purpose. On this day, in the form of an Ice Cold Tuesday, originally - December 4th - the birth of the FIRST Black Greek Letter Organization…the FIRST Fraternity founded for the uplift and focus of African American men…the Granddaddy of all BGLOs later established…WE WERE ESTABLISHED! But, we do not celebrate just the birth of our Fraternity, today…we do not rest on our laurels of achievements past. WHY? Because the beginning ALONE is not what is important…in fact, it is what we have done since then that matters even more! We have existed for 108 years (4 quarter centuries); but, existence is not our grandstand. We have continued to make a difference in our communities…we have continued to uplift our fellow man….we have preached, litigated, clothed, taught, protested, fed, mentored…we have SERVED (and we continue to do so)! This day, the 4th of December, we celebrate the birthday of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and the Seven Jewels that had the vision for what could be…for what came to be…for what IS! My Brothers, let us CONTINUE to do what we were purposed to do! Let us CONTINUE to honor our Fraternity by bringing relevance to our letters and not just wearing them! Let us CONTINUE to hold HIGH the Light! Let us CONTINUE to be FIRST of ALL and SERVANTS of ALL! WE ARE ALPHA PHI ALPHA! (Oh, yeah, did i mention that my Line Number is 4? Shout out to all the Quads across the years within the Frat! 00006!!)
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:49:58 +0000
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