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Alpha Chi Sigma.

Since the name is out there, I will clarify - as a professional fraternity, we have no chapter-sponsored parties and no alcohol at official events except an annual alumni banquet. But the Brothers all run in the same circles (especially since it's a professional chemistry fraternity and everyone has classes and such with other Brothers), so we hung out a lot together on weekends and they were (and still are) very welcoming to pledges. So in those settings, we all had a great deal of fun.

Sadly, I am really boring when it comes to gameday stories. I occasionally tailgate but never drink a whole lot, and I am not into contraband.

Probably the greatest success I had was inadvertently sneaking my pocket knife in and out. I have carried a small folding knife with me every day since I was about 17. Normally, I left it at home when going to games, but I forgot it was in my pocket until I got to the gate. Since I never carry anything visible with me, I never really get a real look from security, so I got through and got it home.

HEY! I have the same story actually! I have pectus excavatum and an abnormally long wingspan. Had testing done when I was like 15 to see if I had an enlarged aorta so from someone who knows how scary that appointment is, I'm glad your only part freakshow!

Actually, the opposite. I have very long, slender fingers that are somewhat disproportionate to my height (I'm not a freak show, so don't get any weird mental images) and when I was about 14, my doctor thought I might have Marfan syndrome (legend has it that Abraham Lincoln had it). Fortunately, I do not, as confirmed by an ultrasound of my heart, which, if it hadn't been for an assessment of a life-altering disease, would have been kind of cool to be watching.

Makes playing guitar super easy, though.

Ahhhhhhhh. Those green eyes are piercing and beautiful according to my 8yr old daughter. She thinks both are very cute. Ya know there just aren't enough cute pet pics on the inter web these days....wait....

Yeah, I have the opposite problem. I can't play piano for crap. I can't say that I have put a large amount of effort into it, but I have a really nice keyboard that I got a few years ago and I've done some dabbling. Moving from stringed instruments to keys is tough. I can imagine the opposite is true. It's not just physically different but your brain does things in a different manner, as well.

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