Adelai Basye

Today I had to get some faculty signatures because I’m pledging a business fraternity on campus. I guess just something to do to prove you want to be in this organization. Most faculty members were really nice and welcoming, but one stood out. He was an older man who happens to be the chair of the business department or something like that. I’m not positive of his title, but I know he is a big deal. He was the type of person I have run across my whole life, but today the light bulb finally went off in my head. He was loud, interrupted me, talked over me all in the three minutes I was in his office. I wasn’t intimidated. I finally realized I am totally capable of meeting these kinds of people head on. My quiet voice and quiet demeanor is powerful, and in a lot of cases, I feel that it is more powerful than these booming voices. My silence can hide the ignorance that these people so blatantly lay out there. I used to get so frustrated at being ignored, talked over, blah blah, but I think it’s really time to laugh at these people. They’re missing out!