I am a very proud brother of the Pennsylvania Theta branch of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national social fraternity. Why am I so proud to be an alumnus? Well, they emphasize being scholars, leaders, athletes, and gentlemen. To me, that seems pretty good and kindness definitely fits in to the SigEp mission.
This holiday season, I decided that I would take advantage of the super low-cost of shipping with USPS and make some care packages for my fraternity brothers...especially those that I haven't been able to see in several years. I made an epic amount of baked goods---gingerbread men, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cups, cupcakes, fudge, etc. and put them in the USPS "if it fits, it ships" boxes.
I shipped them off to four different clusters of SigEps, namely people in New York City, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and Mississippi. Every single one of my brothers is exceptionally amazing, but I decided to motivate my little brother in Mississippi with a karma diary.
Every day, my little brother is fighting to close the achievement gap through Teach for America. As I mentioned before, I have a soft spot for teachers, so I definitely try to help in any way that I can. Unfortunately, distance preludes some of the direct action that I'd like to take, so I'm mainly there for moral support.
To me, there is nothing more rewarding than doing a random act of kindness and reflecting on all of the privileges that we have. Thus, I hope that he gets a similar joy from receiving the karma diary....and 5 lbs of cookies.
Happy Holidays!
-James
I shipped them off to four different clusters of SigEps, namely people in New York City, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and Mississippi. Every single one of my brothers is exceptionally amazing, but I decided to motivate my little brother in Mississippi with a karma diary.
Every day, my little brother is fighting to close the achievement gap through Teach for America. As I mentioned before, I have a soft spot for teachers, so I definitely try to help in any way that I can. Unfortunately, distance preludes some of the direct action that I'd like to take, so I'm mainly there for moral support.
To me, there is nothing more rewarding than doing a random act of kindness and reflecting on all of the privileges that we have. Thus, I hope that he gets a similar joy from receiving the karma diary....and 5 lbs of cookies.
Happy Holidays!
-James
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