Dear Editor:
This weekend, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity is sponsoring a philanthropy to honor Mo Meyer, a fraternity brother who tragically lost his life last fall.
I met Mauritius Arnoldus Meyer my very first day of freshman year at Lansing High School. Over the years, we got to know each other pretty well, well enough to decide to live together at K-State. Mo and I were both interested in greek life and by the end of the summer we both made the decision to pledge with Delta Sigma Phi.
I’ll never forget the day we moved into Delta Sig. It felt like we were young and powerful with nothing but memories to be made. Neither of us felt it that day, but we would soon learn that we were boys with so much left to learn about life.
Over the course of the first semester we grew together, first as better friends, and then as brothers. I can say to this day that we left a lot of immaturity behind on our way to being brothers. One of the proudest moments of my life is when we were initiated as full members of Delta Sigma Phi.
I’ll never forget the day of the accident. Everything about my life at that point seemed like a dream. I was about to turn 19 and I had a lot to look forward to as the semester closed. That dream quickly turned into a nightmare when our president told me that we needed to get in touch with Mo’s parents right then.
The rest of the day is a huge blur. I remember a meal hardly stomached, phone calls, a hospital room and a sense of despair. But mostly I remember breaking down next to his bed. I just couldn’t grasp it, and I really don’t think I ever will.
Mo left us with a lot to learn. He was a person who loved to have fun and enjoy all the things life offered him. This is why we decided to honor his memory with something fun, rather than something more staid.
Mo cared about his studies, which is why the money raised from this event is going to a scholarship fund in Mo’s name. Mo would love the idea of helping another person get an education.
But most of all Mo loved and cared for people, which is why it would have made him so happy to see all of you there.
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