I'm going to try and kill two birds with one e-mail. Pledges, Congratulations on initiation tonight! I am sorry to say that I am unable to make it to the ceremony tonight. The duties of being a father are taking priority tonight. I want all of you to know that I am very proud of you and can't wait to officially call you all BROTHERS!! You put a lot of work into this Semester, both from an academic and fraternity standpoint. You should be proud of yourselves. I know that I am proud of all of you. Graduating Seniors, I am sorry for using the G-word, but it is true. You are all graduating, and I am lucky enough to join you in this step forward. It has been a long 4 or 5 years for you, but all of you came out of this life-changing experience better people. Take everything that you have learned from Ohio University and Alpha Phi Omega and apply it to this next stage of your life. Remember that you should always: Be a Leader, Be a Friend, Be of Service. From a personal standpoint, I am beyond honored to be graduating with all you. When I first came to Ohio, I was welcomed with open arms by the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega. When I decided to go back to college and enroll in classes, some of the most supportive people were the actives in APO. When my son was born, some of the first congratulations (and offers for babysitting) were from Brothers. For as much as I hope I have touched your lives, I want all of you to know that you have all touched my life. I would not be the husband/father/advisor/academic that I am if it wasn't for you. So from the bottom of my heart, Thank you! In LFS, Jacob "Buddha" Hagman P.S. Here is one more picture of Judah! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/aphio-l/attachments/20130426/29e95c39/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Recent Judah.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 299839 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/aphio-l/attachments/20130426/29e95c39/attachment-0001.jpg
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