Orion's life was curated by his parents for him, so he knew, it was never his. Being a member of Delta Kappa Phi before he was even born justified his future even more. He will lead the fraternity, finish college, enter the oil industry and get married to Tanya.
Unknown to him, there is something called fate, a superficial lord of his destiny. If he was living according to his parents' will, it would be a mediocre life, but meeting Hezekiah proved him that he couldn't just surrender to the plans, because 'fate' is more enticing to him, like a fire that he knew he will get burned, but kept him getting closer.