Can you pay the rent?

I never thought it was enough to be just a member. I can't state enough how important it is to stay connected to the reasons why you joined your distinguished organizations. Whereever you are in your current stage of life, you joined for the sense of life long support and hope that your connections will always be there. You can rest assured that your sands, you dean, and a few of your favorite chapter brothers will still be there for you but what about those who were there with you in the days of undergrad, but don't know you after you graduate? There are haters everywhere, even in your organization so you are going to find out for yourself, that when it really comes down to it, your bond is paper... not steel, not metal, fluid. I eternally feel obligated to my oranishation to hold the name and values up high, but I have learned that the brothers won't always be there when you turn to them. A number of brothers in some form have, I must admit, felt the pressure of needing to help a brotha out. One day that brother will need help any may not know the route to take to receive it. You all of a sudden have this worldwide connection that you know was described fror you as being there ever you need it, but the race goes to the rich and the fortunate. The organizations are made for the creme de la creme in many ways making it exclusionary to those who need more help than those who are well off. Thats just the nature of things. Your experience is your own and the relationships forged are your own, but they are yours because you paid for them.