OATH

To me, I think an oath is a sacred promise that is held to higher standards than just your normal promise..







It's a promise to yourself and others how you pledge to live and lead a certain lifestyle...
It's a promise that you will work to help others and find ways to benefit people other than yourself..
It's a promise that you are dedicated to the people around you that took the same oath that you will hold eachother accountables for the certain values that you share.
It's a promise to reach out to others to help them realize their potential, to provide them with opportunities, and to help them in grow which in turn will allow you to grow as a person.

To me, it's not so much about what each organization's oath consists of. Chances are they all have some meaning of dedication, respect, education, helping others, etc, all the aspects that allow an organization to grow and be successful. I think what's more important is how an individual who swore to an oath is carrying out what they repeated..

I think that the Greek community often overlooks the importance of the oath they took. This could be because it is not emphasized after the Initiation process, only reviewed when something goes wrong that calls for a review, or people have other intentions of joining Greek life and know that by taking the oath, they are now part of the Greek community.

We obviously know that within the Greek community, there are many issues that should not exist if people simply understood the oath they took for themselves and put effort into living these values each and every day. As we learned at AFLV, the first step for us to be able to make a change is to live out our values through our actions and words. Afterall, We can't preach what we don't practice.