assignment 1

Who is Jonathon Vincent Brown? 
I'm not even sure I know the answer to that question.  I am a 19 year old boy/man (who still has a hard time growing facial hair) and who has no idea what his future holds for him. 

On a less philosophical note, I am a proud student at The Ohio State University.  I am a proud Uncle of 3 beautiful kids and a godfather to my gorgeous neice.  I am a son to the most wonderful parents alive.  And yes, I am a momma's boy through and through.  I have two older sisters or hated me when I was young, and have to put up with me now that i'm bigger than them.  Family is by far the most important aspect to my life.

I'm very easy going and patient (as long as i'm not tired or hungry).  I enjoy challenging my self physically, whether it be hiking outdoors or playing sports.  I'm a very competitive person, especially on the basketball court.  If you step on the court with me and you're not on my team.... stay out of my way.  I enjoy eating.  I'm not very picky.  Food is food in my opinion and as long as there is food in front of me i will eat.
I love to read.  Fiction books are my favorite but any kind of reading will do.  I am a fan of twilight and i'm PROUD OF IT!

Why Join FIJI?
My story starts out like many other brothers of this fraternity.  I had absolutely no intention of joinging a "Frat" when I came to Ohio State.  I was an out of state student from Kansas and the last thing I wanted to do was join a frat and start my year off in the wrong direction.  Little did I know i had become good friends with a lot of people in greek life before the school year even started.  I was lucky enough to be accepted to the Leadership Collaborative in 2009 where i met a few members of FIJI.  At the time I had no idea I was hanging out with people who were a part of greek life.  However, everything just seemed so natural when I was around them.  Conversation was never forced and we always had a good time.  Before I knew it we were playing basketball on Saturday mornings, getting dinner Sunday/Monday nights, watching movies on Tuesday, playing cards on Wednesday, playing football on Thursday, going out on Friday, and then repeating the process every week.  In FIJI i found something I had never had before.  Brothers.  In highschool I never had any good guy friends.  More often then not i hung out with girls.  Growing up with two sisters I think I felt more natural around girls then I did guys.  When I found FIJI i found something that I had never had before, something i had no experience with in all my 18 years, and that was brotherhood.  It is something I have cherished ever since and it's something I never want to lose.


This Blogging thing
If I am to be honest than I have to say that i'm not too thrilled about this Blogging idea.  I am not one to open up to anyone let alone to an internet diary that everyone can read.  I hate facebook and i'm lucky if i get on it once a week.  I think it causes more trouble then it does good.  But i'm always up to try new things so i'll try and keep an open mind about the whole process and save my final thoughts for the end of the class.  But I am very excited to be seeing my brothers in a classroom setting for an entire quarter.  I know we're gonna have a good time but i'm excited to get to know everyone on a much more personal level too.