I celebrated an anniversary yesterday as a member of my frat. I didn't call anybody, sands' or otherwise. Didn't email 'em either. I still love my brothers, but I've been kind of cocooning. So a belated toast to the Valentine Line. I.nvictus, muthafuckas. I'll see all y'all soon.
I got a strange call yesterday though. My secretary told me "He says it's your nephew". I thought about that. I have 4 nephews, ages 5, 7, 16, and 18. I doubt that any of them have my home number let alone my work number, so I was wary. "Put him through".
"Hey Keith, what's up? It's your nephew Amen-Ra." Amen-fuckin'-Ra. I hadn't heard that name in at least 6 years. It was my ex-wife's little nephew, sounding grown as hell.
"Man, what goin' on?" I asked, now especially wary. "Well, I'm calling because I'm about to pledge your frat and I need some help. " There it was. I know he didn't need advice. This was about money. This was the little cat that I used to take to frat meetings with me and have him around the bros to get him interested in going to college at the very least and at the most join the frat when he was ready. Now we was ready.
"When we submit our application, we have to pay $950..." My mind trailed off. $950 for undergrad fees? Highway fucking robbery.
"Ra, I'll see what I can do, but I got shit to pay for myself right now. Send me the information, email it to me." I needed to see if what he says is legit. I didn't want him on a "ghost line" either, where these cats take your money but their chapter is suspended, leaving the pledgee ass out.
Really I wouldn't have thought about coming out any money, but he caught me on my anniversary, when nostalgia got the best of me.
Peace,
KZ
7 comments:
...sending Oldest on an HBCU college tour with "your" frat...sponsored by Venom's chapter.
...but...I did think about sending him with my BFF in Cal and his frat...but figured I ain't need no Alpha's up in my house...lol
$950 you say?...umm, yea...uncle Zed...Tbubbles bro will need some help in 2 years. Just sayin'...
@BBB
How do you know I'm not an Alpha?
$950 is crazy. When I was an undergrad, that shit cost $150. Inflation plus 20 years. LOL
KZ
Uh...only one frat would have a Valentine's line....I'm just saying.
Our last grad chapter line had to cough up around $1500 bucks. Thank God it included their dues for two years cause you know they would have all been inactive a year later.
Oh yeah....you big softie. Happy Anniversary.
My brother will be calling you soon, and it better not be for more than $20 since he thinks he's so grown he's taking his girl friend to Jamaica for Spring Break!
Kids these days I tell ya!
I was thinking, damn, Amen Ra's old ass tryna pledge Grad chapter or something? Then you clarified the shit for me. Amen Ra is the name of the Black-owned bookstore in Tallahassee. Undergrad is hitting these pledgees cross the head and secretly (still) tappin' dat ass too. Thankfully I'm an OG. My inactive ass. Hey, got five on it for me, this Summer in DC; or is your feel good feelin' ova?
Yeah sh*t and cheap these days. And all this talk about going to college when the powers that be know most folks don't even have money to APPLY let alone attend. *shakin head*
awwww...that's extremely nice of you sir. especially considering that it seems like more and more "oldheads" would love to see undergrad chapters go the way of the jhericurl...
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