entirely different than last year
or the year before that, but
"See you next convention?" has
a different tone to it now. Not
of sorrow or fear, but a tone of
gratefulness for many
wonderful years spent
together.
Catullus once wrote “Soles
occidere et redire possunt.”
Suns can rise and set again.
This year, our convention
theme holds both an inspiring
and melancholic message.
Through my years in the JCL, I
have seen students move on,
with many more rise up in the
years behind me. It’s a cycle of
life that this year has pointed
out especially. I suppose, then,
that the only way to make time
go slower is to make the most
memories possible. The
memories, for instance, of an
anonymous senior running in
circles holding up an empty
beef jerky bag just to make his
last OJCL convention special.
To this end I exhort you, as
much as I am able, to make this
convention, whether your first
or your last, a convention
worth remembering.