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Archias Beginnnings….
The Archias chapter Beginnings
trace back to the Fall Semester of 2002 when Archias Founding
Brother Edwin Suarez Jr., then a high school senior was introduced
to Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc. (LSU) by Brian
Martinez (founding brother of the Cayuga Chapter at Lemoyne College).
After Edwin met Brian he was in awe with what he came across and
he wondered if one day he too could become a brother of LSU. This
encounter stayed fresh in Edwin’s mind throughout the rest
of his time in high school and when he finally started school
at Syracuse, New York, nearly a year later he already knew what
he wanted to be a part of.
When Edwin entered the 2002 Summer
program at Syracuse, he met the person who would become one of
his fellow Archias Chapter founding brothers, Pedro Villanueva
Jr. Pedro and Edwin were both Puerto Ricans from the Bronx, New
York so they could relate to each other on many levels. Edwin
now felt that is was his duty to introduce Pedro to LSU, because
he was confident that he too would fall in love with the organization
and to no surprise he did. The Cayuga Chapter brothers took both
Edwin that Pedro under their wings and embraced them almost as
their own. Now that the two were on the same page they sought
out to make the dream of starting a chapter of LSU a reality.
Although these two these two men put in a lot of time and effort
to be considered for the intake process they were ultimately turned
down by the LSU national board.
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Why did we name our chapter
Archias?
Archias was the founder of the city
of Syracusa in Sicily; which is where the name "Syracuse"
devires from. The story of Archias is as follows: Archias was
forbidden to return to Corinth, a city in Greece. As a direct
result of this, he gathered up his family and followers and headed
west for Sicily. The location he found was brilliant; it commanded
an ideal position on the eastern coast of Sicily from which he
could exercise control of the island and across the Ionean Sea.
The Marshes around the city served as protection from invaders
and this is where the name Syrakousai was derived from.
Archias was given an opportunity
by the oracle to choose between health or financial prosperity
for his newly found city. He chose financial prosperity and thus
Syracuse became one of the wealthiest and most successful cities
of its time. Strabo writes: "the men of Syracuse proved to
have the gift of leadership" and Syracusa grew not only in
wealth, but also in political influence through the 5th and 4th
centuries.
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Archias
Chapter's first Cacique Brandon Medford founding brother
of the Revolutionary Kyodrowe Chapter at the University
at Buffalo.
AYO
KYO!!! |
"Two
roads diverged in a wood and I I took the one less travelled
by, and that has made all the difference." -Robert
Frost
"On
February 22nd, 3 men stood at a crossroad. A crossroad I
have stood at myself, along with every other brother that
has chosen to act, when standing idly by would have been
easier. Since that day I have seen 3 men become so much
more than the sum of their parts. It has been my honor and
privilege to serve as your guide on your journey, but it
has also been my blessing. My blessing, because with every
step you take on your journey, I grow as do you.
Prometheus,
never stop giving your "fire" for your fellow
man. Sacrifice is who you are. And thank you for trusting
me. You exemplified brotherhood that day. Mucaro, you are
the voice of reason and you continue to lead by example.
Beware the fury of a patient man. And finally, Lazarus,
you were reborn for a reason. Like a phoenix you rose from
the ashes of your former self, stronger and wiser. Give
others the chance to live again as you have. And stay away
from canoes. Gentleman your successes will be in private
and you will always fail in public, but know that you are
already a success. You took the road less traveled. And
that has made all the difference."
-Cacique |
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