Recently I went to a funeral. It was like no other funeral I have ever attended. I was a little nervous when I got there not knowing these people or what to expect. Most everyone attending the funeral including the guy who passed attended the University of Alabama. They were all “frat brothers”.
My boyfriend, who was a frat brother, and I went into the chapel and I sat with the frat group in which the guy who passed was in when he attended University of Alabama. During the funeral they talked about him and how big of a Roll Tide fan he was. When the pastor paused at one point someone’s phone went off with the Roll Tide game on and you could hear some of the frat guys holler, ” Roll Tide”! These were men in there 40’s and 50’s.
At the end of the service you could hear all these men sniffling and crying. I was amazed at how much they cared for their frat brother. Once the service was over there was a get together at a country club and when I walked in there was food and an open bar. I was like wow! These men were going around taking pictures and catching up with each other like no time had come between them.
Once the funeral was over there were several after parties and I attended one of them. They were talking about old times and hugging one another. They also prayed together for their frat brother who had passed. This was the most loving bunch of guys. Once the after party was over they hugged me bye. I was just amazed at how much they cared for one another and each of their family members.
One of the things I mentioned to one of the frat guys was that people don’t get together like they use to. People should get together other than attending one of their frat brothers’ funerals. So folks make time for your friends because you never know what might happen to one of them and you might wish you had visited with them.
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