Iota Pi has been impressively busy over the past month-and-a-half, and it seems like midterms have just taken us all by surprise. As our brothers are spending hours on end in the library, setting up their living situations for next year and looking forward to seeing their families during Fall Break, our chapter has reached an important point in our pledge program.
We have four strong pledges this semester, and being their Magister has been an extraordinary experience for me, even though I'm only a few weeks into the process. Not only have I enhanced my management skills by working with all 36 active brothers over the past few weeks, but I've grown closer to our Ritual. Imparting just about all I know about Sigma Chi on our soon-to-be brothers has given me the opportunity to reexamine our basic tenets and see how they fit in the big picture of Sigma Chi.
Last week, we had our long-awaited Big Brother Ceremony, which was one of the most enlightening experiences of the semester for me. I'd been through the ceremony three times, but this time I was running the show. It brought me back simultaneously to when I became a Big Brother last year and when I got my Big Brother the year before.
Midterm Week means more than just endless exams; it's the halfway point through pledgeship. In the next few weeks, everything our pledges have learned will come full circle. As the Magister, I can't wait.
