Anyone else sick of this?

AnagramPanda
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:08:06 +0000

This isn’t quite the same situation as the OP, but it’s a related rant. I’m sick of leadership positions either not existing, or being nominated by a vote. When they don’t exist, it’s hard to show that you’ve made any real contribution to a club. When they’re determined by vote, students who are popular and/or don’t really realize the responsibility inherent in the position get leadership positions and do nothing with them while hardworking members get screwed.
…needless to say, I have personal examples to share for these. Of the five or six clubs I’m in, three offer leadership positions, and all are normally nominated by vote of club members. I’m not popular, and was thus excluded from leadership positions until this year- last year I ran for a position in a club I’m dedicated to and lost the vote because a member who had never shown up but was perceived as “cute” ran against me. This year, two of the clubs (after having “leaders” who did absolutely squat) finally gave up and said “Who actually WANTS a leadership position, that’ll actually contribute to the club with them?”, and I qualified.

We’ve had clubs that last one year, but not normally for college admissions. The only one that sticks out in my mind is Philosophy Club, conceived and implemented because a student was in a class requiring a semester-long project. Great club. Died after the class ended and the project was no longer needed.