Shaquille O’Neal turned 52 in March, but he hasn’t forgotten the frat vows he took nearly 34 years ago. The Hall of Famer still wouldn’t let anyone, including his children, break their sanctity. He even disciplined his son Myles O’Neal immediately after the latter tried to do a signature dance move of the fraternity.
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On Complex ‘GOAT Talk’, the Lakers icon showed how much he values his fraternity. During a QandA segment on the show with his son, Shaq was asked to name his GOAT dance move. He replied, “Well, I am a member of the Omega Psi Phi.”
The big man then proceeded to do a gesture with his tongue out to act out his favorite dance move.
However, when Myles attempted it, Shaq stopped him immediately. He claimed that anyone not in the frat isn’t allowed to do it.
The punishment for Myles was a slap on the wrist. The 27-year-old apologized to his old man immediately.
O’Neal said that Omega Psi Phi is a brotherhood and he valued it dearly. During a visit to Philadelphia University in 2014, the four-time NBA champion spoke about why he cared about it so deeply, saying,
“When I was in college those guys looked out for me. I was a young buck on campus. They showed me around at the football games. They just had so much brotherly love. So, then when I learned about it. I said, ‘You know what? I think I can do this.’ Mostly all the football players were ‘Que Dogs.’ That’s what they called themselves.”
O’Neal’s love for the frat is also reciprocated by the organization. In 2018, the Omega Psi Phi frat honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Being a part of a frat is considered a lifetime obligation and the Hall of Famer surely knows how to live up to the pledge.
During one of his most viral moments, when he tried the world’s hottest chip on TV, Shaq bragged about his fraternity after taking a bite. He said, “Y’all must not know what fraternity I’m in. Tell them, man. Omega Psi Phi. Till we die. This is nothing to me.”
Although he ended up losing the challenge, bragging about the Omega Psi Phi while taking on the arduous challenge showcased it had a special place in his heart.
