My fraternity brother’s best friend died the other day, and as I was sitting listening to him, my heart could not help but go out to him. His best friend from high school was one of those friends from high school he always promised himself he would keep in contact with. The person he always meant to call but got to busy and forgot to. As he tried to hide his tears for his best friend and innocence, my heart went out for him, and I was glad for once for my fraternity because as a freshman at K-State, I do not know who else he would have talked to.

From a high school senior to a freshman in college, the community we had gets lost somewhere, and we find ourselves with new people and situations, but without a home base, tragedies only evolve into catastrophes from which we cannot escape. That is what we lose during a tragedy, a hurricane, or a death. While we might lose buildings or money; we also lose the community that we have created in the meantime. The only thing harder than experiencing tragedy is experiencing tragedy by yourself. Community is involvement in a group larger than you and creating a safe place that cannot be pulled apart.  

Brett Currier