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Sigma Tau Chi Fraternity Web Site!
For over six decades, Sig Tau has been the benchmark fraternity at SUNY Oswego. We provide our members with a unique environment built on friendship and focused on the personal development of our members. We are a social and development fraternity. We balance fun and social activity evenly with opportunities to develop professional skills in in a dynamic setting - it's what we like to call "The Sig Tau Experience"! NEW - WE ARE NOW ON FACKBOOK - CLICK HERE!!! Note that the Facebook group page/website is a closed / private group which means that you have to request an invitation to be a member. Simply search Facebook for "Sigma Tau Chi Alumni Association' April 20th, 2012 Alumni Meeting It will be held at 6:00 at the house. If anyone has any items they would like to put on the agenda to please send them to Frank Murano at fmurano@rochester.rr.com. 2012 Alumni Weekend - October 5-7 - Save the Date!!! Siempre (Spanish for "always") - by Buck J. Wheat Old friends have died after a rallying rise Life flamed their cheeks, and opened wide their eyes, One last time friends pressed close, and prayed goodbyes, They hoped for more, and claimed that life defies Its end - a final burst of will still tries To shine before it dies.
Like seasons turn, Each fall the flora fights its death to burn In colors blazing bright, ignite trees' height If there's one truth to tell of us, we yearn To live forever more, and shall - each learns Life's end unreal, and - like each spring - returns. (This signature poem for Breath Beyond Death is from Brother Michael O"Loughlin's , next book due for release in January 2013 and is dedicated to Brother Wes Proctor who faced death in 2012 with uncommon valor, and inspirirational dignity. LIVE LIFE! - by Wes Proctor To All My Brothers in Sig Tau, First of all, thank you for the many, many well wishes and cards. Deb and I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support in our time of need. We are so appreciative to all of you. As a little background, many of you remember that I was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Essential Thrombocythemia (ET), in 2005. That was followed shortly thereafter with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Those were a serious setback, but I learned they were both manageable over time. My condition stabilized with both, and I have been "living life" over the last 6 years. In November of 2011, I noticed some health changes that prompted a visit to my doctor for the ET. A bone marrow biopsy the next day confirmed our worst fears - the ET had transformed into acute leukemia. In 2005, the doctor had said that ET was manageable, but in a small percentage of cases (<5%) the ET transformed into leukemia. So I always knew there was the small risk that the ET could mutate. The next day (12/16/11) after the bone marrow results, I was admitted to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at University Hospital, and began my first week of aggressive chemotherapy. I knew it was going to be brutal, and it was. I will spare you the details, but trust me when I say it felt like a truck ran over me. The measure of the chemo effectiveness is determined by the bone marrow biopsy. About a week after the first run of chemo, they did a biopsy, and the results were encouraging. So I continued to try to recover from the chemo and we were optimistic. The next biopsy however, indicated that the leukemia was back - not the news we were expecting. The doctor explained our options, one of which was another round of chemo. I was told up front, however, that there was a good chance I would not leave the hospital alive after another round of chemo. With that sobering information, I made the hardest decision I've ever had to make - to go the Hospice route and spend my final days at home. I came home on Monday and there truly is "no place like home!" Estimates are that I have maybe two weeks, so I am going to get my affairs in order, and family will be visiting. Please do not feel that you need to visit. Sometimes an e-mail (wproctor7@gmail.com) or card is a better option and just as appreciated. If you do decide to stop by (60 Garden Dr., Oswego) I ask that you do a couple of things: 1) Please, if you have a cold or even think you are getting sick, pass. I have no immune system at all. 2) If you would, call Deb 342-3306 (house) or 529-3592 (cell) to make sure there are not other conflicts. 3) BRING ME A HAPPY STORY! A good moment from our time together. I've shed many a tear and feel like my heart has been torn apart, so I believe laughter is the best medicine for me now. My best to all of you - LIVE LIFE! |
