It was 4:30 in the morning and I was up and not sleeping...not a great way to start any morning. However, this was not just any morning. This was the morning that the thirteen members of the Delta Class were to be initiated. I was down and ready at 5:15 and next thing I knew we were off to Oxford. I was expecting to get a good four hours of sleep before we got there. This did not happen though; every time I went to lie my head down on my plush pillow and began to doze, I was enticed into one of the many great conversations that took place in our car on the way down. It was great to be "stuck" in a car with three of my brothers - it really gave us a great opportunity to get to know each other a little better and to bust on Matt for having a Kia.
Once we arrived at Miami, evading cows left and right, we were all overwhelmed with the beauty that the campus and Administrative Office had. After making the A/O our home and changing room, we headed to be initiated. (The next hour or so of the day has to remain secret to protect all of those involved.) So after we were initiated, we then went to the Alpha House store and then to Pita Pit. It was extremely delicious and I would love to find one on every venture I ever go on. After that we went to the site of Old Main which was unexciting because it no longer exists. After that we went to the bell tower which was pretty cool.
Once we wrangled Chris Romeo in the car, we then were taken on a nice accidental tour of the campus by Skivs in an attempt to get gas. Finally the discovery of gas was made and the discovery of Joel correlated with this. We then asked to follow Joel home and he agreed to be of assistance. However, unbeknownst to us in Matt's car, Joel was on an evil mission to leave us behind lost with the cows. We were able to overcome two straight red lights, but we soon were left to fend for ourselves in the land common to our president, Sir JJ. Under the guidance of our pilot Skivs, we got lost and wandered the countryside for what seemed like days on end. Then we asked a friendly Subway attendant and were on our joyous way back to John Carroll University. The way back included one sweet trip to Wendy's, and we landed back about an hour or so later than most cars. Therefore, we four in that car are the most committed to the relationships with our big brothers and little brothers because we spent the most overall time with each other. Everything else that was not mentioned in this account of the day did not happen or just slipped my memory.
Reflection by Daniel J. Imfeld '13
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