Kenneth Cheung's Alpha Phi Omega Universe
Reverent Family Dinner
Report
A Little Welcome
April 9, 2004
This was the biggest family dinner I have ever
been to. We had a large turnout. People from other families also showed up.
There was too much food to eat. Now let me start from the beginning…
Cheryl Wong felt guilty for not appearing at any of the APO events
in the Spring semester, so she decided to make it up by hosting a dinner for the
Reverent Family. Her apartment complex, the North, was the most elegant setting
for such a gathering to take place. Visitors have described it as a
hotel/resort, and with the rent going upwards from $1,700 per month, any bank
book would agree. It is not anywhere that you see hanging gardens, statues
ejaculating water, open well-groomed grassland, arches, outdoor gas-powered
barbecues and fireplaces, multiple pools and Jacuzzis, outdoor murals, Spanish
architecture, and the serenity of a peaceful community. It is even more
surprising to find it in the edge of San Jose. Seeing this place is like
visiting another country.
The purpose of this dinner was to welcome the new little siblings of
the Reverent Family. The family originally had 8 little siblings this semester,
but two dropped out. Only Ky, Joe, Jerald, and Christina Penn were the pledges
who attended that night. Other people needed to visit their families, had
headaches, or had a party to go to.
Ben and I were the first people to arrive at the scene. Cheryl
wanted to start the event at 4pm, so we went there early. However, we went there
so early that we did some studying. Then Carol showed up and her excess energy
invaded our skin. Carol was not able to make it to the last dinner (BSReverent)
and she could not remember why. With her around, we could talk and socialize. A
lot has happened since the Thanksgiving dinner. We found out that her boyfriend
became her ex and that she moved to another place. One of her former roommates
is now 6 months pregnant. The residents worry for her because even though she is
a nutritionist, she does not really eat healthy food. That roommate has since
moved somewhere else and Carol does not contact her anymore. Cheryl and Carol
agree that it is good to be single, and for men, it good to have extra money in
the wallet. But still, that Mustang driver was a cool dude.
Julie was lost, and I was sorry that I could not help her. I thought
that she would not bring hot dog buns, so I asked Reed to bring them. I probably
misheard her say “no” when she really said “I know” when I asked her to buy
buns. Julie eventually went back to get Yman and he then drove Julie to Cheryl’s
place. Many other folks, including Barney and Joe, were at the softball game
where Alpha Phi Omega emerged victorious due to a disqualification of the
opposing team. Many other people appeared from that game, including Vashti,
Huong, Theo, Mike Huen, and Angelique. Mariecris was unable to come because she
was involved in a car accident and had to go to the hospital. Thankfully, she
recovered well enough to go home later in the night.
It was also Good Friday, so I had to make sure that there were
enough vegetarian dishes available for those religious people. Fortunately,
there was enough food for all types of people. We had only one loaf of bread,
yet it was enough to feed everyone. Ben, Richwood, and Kyla were the only people
to go swimming in the pool and Jacuzzi. Reed would have swum too, but he was
afraid that the women would get excited after seeing his hunky body. But
seriously, he thought that it was too cold to swim, despite having a heated
pool. Reed also brought chicken like I asked him to, but nobody cooked and ate
it because we were all full.
Long invited the Clean Family over. Only Kathy Tran with her
make-over haircut arrived. Judy Chiu simply had to see her long-missed family. I
talked her about her experience at the University of Pacific. I found out that
she was the Secretary and Public Relations officer. She was partially
responsible for AAXi’s newsletter. Thus, she has a lot of experience in this
field, which I am new at. It is good to have her on our newsletter team. She is
not a newsletter committee member for Gamma Beta, but she is willing to help.
Michael Baron likes playing the game, 10 fingers, where everyone
reveals their darkest secrets and wanted the pledge class to play, but it is not
good to haze anyone. Instead, we played Cranium (a game Julie forgot to bring,
but fortunately Cheryl had in her apartment). The Dwayne Hearn class swept the
board and beat the senior teams by a great distance. (‘sigh’, if we only had a
better artist.) In a great surprise, the white shadow appeared. Ernie came to
check up on the fraternity and was satisfied at what he saw.
Cheryl had plans to move to her old home, so she wanted to take
the opportunity to utilize the complex’s facilities, and that she did. She
deserves a special thanks for bringing us all together. Another thanks goes to
all the residents of the North for tolerating our presence.
11.25.2004