King Fiji - WSU Style

Out for dinner last night with family at The Elk when The Dad, at the opposite end of the table, waves his phone in my direction - signaling me to look at mine.  And... so I did.

Ry-Man was encouraged to apply for the IFC last year when there weren't enough applicants for a few positions.  He didn't end up getting it last year - but wasn't overly surprised or disappointed.  He knew that these positions often went to upperclassmen...  

It's quite a process and he hadn't told us he had applied this year.  So this text was as awesome for us to receive, as it was for him to have been selected.

My middle boy took a long time to hit his growth spurt... He came home from his first year of college about 4 inches taller.  He went into the Phi Gamma Delta house on a scholarship that would cover room and board all four years IF he made a 3.5 GPA or above each semester AND if he had a 3.5 or better... they would cut him a $1000 check each semester - which would cover most of his membership fees and dues and leave him about $400 in his wallet.  And he's done it each semester he's been there. When he went into the house, he was told that most juniors move out - they are tired of the house, the noise, the ongoing activity.  Ryan is a junior and this year - for the first time in many many years - there are 35 juniors living in the house.  The idea with these 4 scholarships that were offered was to help improve the Fiji community at WSU.  He's on the house cabinet and he has worked hard each year and has accomplished so much. The Edward R. Murrow School of Communications houses his class load this year, the KUGR radio station is home to him on Thursday nights from 8-10pm, the Martin Stadium pressbox is his home on Cougar Football Saturdays, the Mens golf club can thank him for his nice write ups on wsucougars.com.  My middle boy, with blue eyes, a different birthday than his brothers... wears his heart on his sleeve (the only thing he got from his ma) is living his dream.  He's made it all come true - on his own terms.  

And so:

Happy happy heart.