Pledging by Alfred Garcia

I can honestly say that pledging Alpha Phi Omega was the best decision I have made this
semester. I’ve gotten a chance to give back to my community as well as the opportunity to meet a lot of
new and interesting people. Honestly, one word I would used to describe pledging would definitely be
“fun.” I’ve had such a good time pledging that I would look forward to the pledge meetings every
Wednesday just because I got to see such a great group of people. One of the best things is doing
service hours while getting to know the brothers and my fellow pledges better. I didn’t realize how nice
and approachable everyone in the fraternity would be! Sometimes a brother will recognize me around
campus and say hi. Some of these times I’m not even sure what their name is but I say hi right back
because I recognize them from seeing them at the meetings. They shouldn’t take it personally; I’m just
bad with names sometimes. Anyways, the chapter is very welcoming as a whole and that has made the
pledging process so much easier. Something else I’d like to mention is how I could not possibly have
gotten a better Big. Brianna is such a kind and sweet person and I’m just so glad we got paired! One
last thing I’d like to say is that I am so glad I found something worthwhile to fill up my time. I find doing
service and helping out my community such a productive thing to do and I’m glad I get to do it with such
an awesome group of people. This fraternity has become something that I genuinely want to put time
into and be involved in. The whole process, the whole experience, has surpassed my initial
expectations.