20 Years in Alpha Phi Omega
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell: my blessing season this in thee!”
-Lord Polonius in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
On 12 December 2006, I shall be celebrating, together with my batchmate Capt. Carlo A. Ferrer (Philippine Army), our twentieth year of striving to live out the principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. Time has inexorably marched on, and while often in its passing it appears to take forever, the twenty years that elapsed from that dark December night when Carlo and I were initiated into the brotherhood of Alpha Phi Omega at the bath house of Baker Hall inside the University of the Philippines-Los Baños, home of Theta Chapter, seem more like the blink of an eye in retrospect.
In celebrating our 20th Anniversary as men of Alpha Phi Omega, I have made it part of my personal commemoration to set up this blog not only as a tribute to my experiences as a brother in Alpha Phi Omega but also as a medium for communicating my own personal thoughts and ideas about this great fraternity. In time, whether slowly passing or fleetingly fast, I hope that this blog serves to inspire, reinvigorate, and catalyze brothers and sisters to continually live and practice the timeless principles and worthy traditions of Alpha Phi Omega. To thine ownselves be true!
