Tom Butler

I pledged a fraternity sophomore year! Tau Delta Phi was the backdrop for so many significant moments over the past few years of my life I could write a book about it. But I'm not going to. There are things that happened that I can't talk about, others that I don't want to.

However, I met many of my best friends there and it's time I started talking about more of them. So the next several entries will be my pledge class. Let's start with Tom.

Tom Butler is an enigma. The guy is like a superhero when it comes to being an EMT. I'd trust him with my life after a car accident. However, he's also probably the one that would have caused the accident. He's extremely responsible but completely absent minded. I've never seen somebody turn it on and off for different things quite the way Tom does.

I can say for certain that Tom is genuinely good guy. He's quick to make judgments sometimes but if he's your friend, you can count on him for pretty much anything as long as you let him know it's important. He takes care of those he cares about, friends and family and really doesn't give a shit what people think of him.

Also, one of the funniest things I've ever seen is Tom trying to get out of a wetsuit.