My main focus this semester is to add to the conversation of non-profit organizations. There are so many different organizations, projects, and people in our world who need just the basic necessities to live. Living in Boca Raton, it is easy to forget that there is so much pain and destruction happening in the outside world. Boca has always seemed like a bubble to me for this reason. In communities and private groups where there is great wealth, people do not like to discuss the poor and dying very much. It can be a very discouraging and overwhelming topic to try and break through. In wealthier areas there is this sense of individuality where everyone works through school in order to do something with their own life. In this race against time when everyone is chasing something different the needy have only a whisper of a voice. The vast separation between people is due to the social structure we have in society. When I think about groups as a whole as far as by age go, only kids in school are forced to come together to help others in need. When your whole class goes on a field trip to help the needy nobody complains. People like helping the world with people they care about. It is just good energy for everybody involved. In college, Greek life is a great example of groups of like-minded people coming together to improve the community they live in. I encourage students to look into Greek life at FAU because meeting new friends is awesome, but it is a great way to get involved with philanthropy and have a great chance to speak out to people our own age for the future of our generation. Once we all graduate and are on our own again, we may not have the same influence and desire as we may now. We are young and passionate people, why not use our youth for something incredible and rare. To make a difference does not require changing the way of the whole world. Helping just one person can change your life forever. I know we all think we have our own goals, but life is short. Doing the right thing is not always easy, but in my experience it comes with the least amount of regret. So, once agin, considering Greek life at FAU could be a great opportunity to influence a great number of like-minded people our age to do something positive for humanity.
Oct 092016