Well, here is my take on things. Everyone wants to belong somewhere. People don't go to bars just for drink (it'd be cheaper to get them from the market) - they go to bars for fellowship with others. What's the difference brtween a $5 steak and a $50 steak? Usually the "ambiance". We all want to go where we are known.

Panache put it right when he laid it all out for us. Thank you!!

Whether we call it a clan, a family or whatever else - it is still what we all came here for! I have only found this place recently and already I feel at home here. There has been wisdom, friendship, discussion and invitations.

The paintball team that I captain is comprised of individuals with their own families and backgrounds. Together we share in something special - a brotherhood. If the sport were the only thing that brought us together then most of us wouldn't have bothered.

The modern university comes from the melding of two words: unity and diversity. togetherness through all the different fields of learning.

I call it "Chosen Unity". A choice to be together and grow together. Of course that means I like the suggested motto: "Not by blood but by choice."

HAIL CLAN X!!