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The Unavoidable Dilemma We
Have to Unravel by: Engr. Mitchell L. Flores, MDG |
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| Greetings fellow
Triskelion. In the past years of our Triskelion Life, I am certain, that
in one way or another, we have experienced some remarkable events or circumstances
that we may consider mysterious. Our logo, handshake and color are examples
of those mysteries. Personally, I also have some mysteries to share; during
my freshman and sophomore years, when I wasn't yet a Triskelion, I was one
of the biggest antagonist of fraternities. I never really believed in the
significance of Greek-lettered Fraternities, but in spite of all those mental
contradictions, I could not believed that I became a Fratman myself. Now,
isn't that mysterious? Well, it is to me. This is one of the reasons that
made me believed that all of us are called to be a Triskelion, and it's
just in a matter of time that we will all see our calling. To be a Triskelion is just like to be an Engineer, or a Doctor, or an Architect, etc… Like for instance, how many Civil Engineers do we have now in the entire country? A lot of them of course, and I am sure that they came from different schools. Some schools produce more and some produce less; some are renowned to be excellent and some are not; some get a high passing percentage on board exams and some do not. But one thing for sure is that, all of those who passed the Board Exam are still Engineers regardless of whichever school they graduated from. So at the end of the day, what matters most is not on how you became an Engineer but on what kind of an Engineer you become. And in the same manner, it's not on how we became a Triskelion but on what kind of a Triskelion we become. What makes us unique among other fraternities is that we have a distinct "Way of Life"; the "Triskelion Way of Life". Remember brothers and sisters that at the end of our lifetime, our being a Triskelion will not be measured on the kind of initiation we went through but rather on the "Way of Life" we lived through. Would you all believed that if we based our brotherhood on the number of paddles we received that it will show that we are not all equal? Some received more paddles than the others; some were hospitalized and others were not; some spent more time nursing the injuries and some were just okay the day after being initiated. Some chapters administer more paddles than the others; for example if a chapter has more number of local founders then it will have more paddles. Some chapters even paddles the name of all MDG's in their respective chapter. But will all these differences really signifies inequality? Of course not, because our equality is not based on the physical thing but on the Principles we earned by surviving the Initiation Process. What is important in our initiation process is that it is not easy to pass through; that it is not a walk in the park. What matters most is actually the degree of difficulty that an applicant will undergo; we have to be more conscious about that. In our everyday life, we always have a destination. Like going to our offices or schools or to movies or malls and many more. But let us try to analyze one particular destination, for example, going to Baclaran. In this case, we may take the bus in going there, or the public utility jeepneys, or we take the LRT or MRT, or we may jug our way if we want to. So many ways and options, so many roads and vehicles to choose from. Some routes will be fast and some will be slow, some routes are far and some are near, but no matter which way we take, we will still arrive at the same destination, and this case we are talking of Baclaran as our destination. With regard to this, the normal tendency for us humans is that we take the same route all the time in going to a certain destination because of familiarity and convenience. Well, it's natural for us to always choose a way we are very comfortable with and the only way we change routes is if there's a road-block or road problems like heavy traffics and deep excavations. But again, if the familiar route is back to normal then we always love to take that road again, unless if the road-block is permanent. Now let us examine another kind of destination, the destiny of becoming a Triskelion. How many roads are there to become a Triskelion? Well, we are only familiar with one, and that is the "way of the paddle". For so many years, we had considered only one way of initiating our neophytes, and that's the "hazing" process we are very familiar of, and it is still a very much valid way to take but the risk is getting high. Why? Because there's a huge road-block; the R.A. 8049 or otherwise known as the Anti-hazing Law. We are now in a dilemma of whether to continue our "hazing" tradition and ignoring the Law or shall we find a legal alternative initiation process which will not violate the R.A. 8049. Well, in my humble opinion, I believe it is time to create or formulate an Alternative Initiation Procedure; it is time for us to open our eyes and realize that there may be a lot of roads to produce a Triskelion. Yes, it is time for us to construct a new road for creating Triskelions, specially now that there's a permanent road-block. Now the question is, will this road-block invalidates our Traditional Initiation? Well definitely not. The old way is still a valid process "internally" but the risk is so very high, and we don't have the resources to take that risk right now. So, what shall we do? Do we have to stop our recruitment and just concentrate on the Alumni? Or shall we try our very best to formulate or create an Alternative Process which will not violate the R.A. 8049? My dear brothers and sisters, it's all in our hands. Together, we can do it. Mabuhay ang Tau Gamma Phi! Always in the true Triskelion Spirit, Bro. Mitchell L. Flores, MDG |
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