Remember back to that day when you first joined Chi Phi? Sure, there were parties … and there were activities … and there were plenty of fun times. But amidst all those fun and games, there were also some things that we learned. We learned what it means to be a true Brother. We learned what it means to be a true Friend. We learned what it means to be a true Leader. But, above all that, we learned what it means to be a true Gentleman.
The true gentleman is a man whose conduct proceeds from goodwill and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled when necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but with sincerity and sympathy always; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue is safe.
Let’s remember that although our college years are behind us, we are still Chi Phi. We are still Brothers … still Friends … still Leaders … and above all that, we always are and always will be True Gentlemen!