<p>I have been telling my sis, who will be a sophomore this fall, to get started on her ECs, and starting a club would look amazing on her college application. </p>
<p>She loves crocheting with me, so I told her to start a knitting/crochet club. Everything made will go to a hospital/charity. She says it’s a good idea, but refuses to start it because she thinks that no one will join. She has this idea in her head that crocheting is for grannies and is ashamed to ask people if they crochet and would want to join. </p>
<p>Should I tell her to go on with the idea, or is she correct?</p>
<p>When I started my club, there was only 5 members including myself.</p>
<p>But after 5 years, now the club has around 400 (we have 1600 students in high school) members. It is the biggest club of my school. If you think much, you will fail. Just go with it.</p>
<p>She could definitely ask some friends. At my school you need at least 5 members and a sponsor to start a club. She’ll probably be surprised to find out how many kids at school like to crochet or want to learn how to crochet.</p>
<p>She should make sure the club not only includes “current” crochet-ers (?), but offers to teach people as well! She should start with a simple project with the results donated – don’t make it too complicated at first. I think if she emphasizes “make something to help at the hospital” and “don’t worry if you don’t know how, lessons and support provided!”, she will have some luck. Have her ask a few friends to come to the first few meetings while they launch so she doesn’t feel too forlorn if not too many people come… and snacks are ALWAYS a draw if she can make or bring something to the first couple of meetings. :)</p>
<p>You guys should definitely start that club! Does she have any friends who also crochet or would like to learn how? If she can get them to join right away then at least it’s guaranteed you’ll have some members when you’re starting out. I think what’s most important is to advertise, and make it sound fun. Maybe bring some food into the first couple meetings to share with the club. At my school some guys started a shuffleboard club and it became hugely successful. Shuffleboard is normally for old people but they got a well liked teacher to be their advisor, made tshirts, and made these huge hilarious signs that they hung all over the school, and walked around with clipboards getting people’s names and phone numbers who would be interested in joining. I believe they had like 80 members by the end of the year! So just because you club may not seem like it would appeal to many people doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it a shot!</p>
<p>She knows only ONE girl in her group of friends that crochets, and they’re both very introverted.
Neither of them are open to teaching. </p>
<p>I really feel like this is a fantastic idea, but she’s not up to it.
She thinks she’ll end up with just her and her friend in the club and no one else will join. </p>
<p>Maybe I should just give up on her. She’s not budging.</p>