It's another wonderful week here at THE Ohio State University and you know what that means. Yup, you guess it. Another blog prompt to write about. So what are we talking about this week you ask? Yeah that's right we are going to discuss oath. What it means, what it represents, and why we make it. So enough of this stuff, let's get down to the nitty-gritty.

OATH

What Does It Mean?

You may be asking yourself, "So what exactly does oath mean?" Well i hit up my good friends from Mirriam-Webster (you know, the dictionary people) and asked them what oath meant. This is what they told me.

1. a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
2.  a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words

So what does that mean? Well I take it to mean that it is something that you swear to a higher power that you are whole-heartedly putting yourself into whatever it may be. It's a promise that you will not back out on your word.

What Does It Represent?

You may say that what the oath represents and what it means are the same thing. I disagree. I feel that your oath represents everything that you stand for. For example, when it comes to Greek Life, you pledge an oath to your fraternity. When you join Greek Life, you aren't going to join a house that you don't get along with the people or that your beliefs completely contradict what they as an organization stand for. You join the house that you best fit in with and that your beliefs best match. Your oath reflects that and that is what it represent. You are saying that you care about the organization and what they stand for and you are going to do everything within your power to help in the growth and expansion of the organization.

Why Do We Make It?

So whats the answer? Why do we make such a huge decision and put such a very important pledge on our involvement in these organizations? It's because we care. We aren't a part of the organization, the organization is a part of us. When someone looks at our organization, they are looking at us. We are selling ourselves. That's why we make these oaths. It's because we believe, deep down in our hearts, that everything our organizations profess to stand for, is exactly what we ourselves as individuals stand for.