<p>Just to let you know, I was formerly known around here as Righteous_Vigilante, but for some reason, I got banned from the boards. Can't imagine why, but I'm going along with the flow. </p>
<p>I'm having issues with one of my extracurricular activities. Key Club, to be exact. I stand as the club's secretary, and it seems that I do much of the work, whereas the other officers do not accomplish much. The club now stresses me out because I cannot collaborate with the other officers without conflicts, antipathy, and whatnot, and it's starting to really tick me off. We could accomplish so much if the officers would just cooperate and recognize their duties, but unforunately, they're the kind of kids who just sign up for every single frickin' club in the school so they can embellish their resumes. They do nothing. Nothing. They're in it just for names. Now, I love doing community service. I love being productive. But currently, the Key Club at my school is going nowhere, doing nothing to fulfill its objectives. My mom keeps telling me to drop the club, and I have no choice now because my dad is going to talk to our advisor and tell her that I'm out of it. I admit that maybe it's wise to just get out of the club, seeing that it's practically defunct, but I'm worried about the adverse effects of doing so. I know I could just do community service on my own terms, but I wouldn't be exhibiting much leadership. </p>
<p>And tell me:</p>
<p>If I drop Key Club, will my chances at Stanford, Harvard, or Princeton be considerably marred? I'm a sophomore, and I've always done community service, but within the realms of Key Club. Now that I drop it because of the aforementioned problems and start doing community service on my own terms, would that be too much of a bad thing?</p>
<p>I'd talk to the advisor FIRST...do you have friends who would be willing to be officers? I'm in a similar position with a community service at my school-we have about 10 officers for a 12 person club, and my friend and I (the only ones without leadership) are the only ones to go to meetings!!! Pretty wack. </p>
<p>If your advisor can't help, just do community service somewhere else-you might really enjoy it without key club---like, I volunteer at an assisted living place, and they're very happy to have a steady volunteer, even for an hour.</p>
<p>You see, I have talked to my advisor numerous times. </p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot to say something. In truth, she's not our official advisor. She resigned because of things going on in her life at the moment. And she's fed up with how the officers are not fulfilling their duties. </p>
<p>I talked to our district's Lt. Governor about it, so she's aware of the problem. </p>
<p>But to be honest, I really think I have a moral obligation to leave the club. If I put in so much effort and nothing gets done due to the incompetence of others, then I should no longer partake in the club's activities. </p>
<p>It's kind of bothering me though, because most of the scholarship nominations I receive are due to my participation in Key Club. And my mom is just betting me to ditch it, saying that "there are other ways of getting scholarships. Chill out." Even other adults I've talked to have suggested that I leave if the club is crumbling.</p>
<p>hmmm...i thought you said you were only a sophomore? If so, you have enough time to apply to tons (my brothers did at the end of senior year, and they got tons :)) if you're a senior, then maybe just stay...only like 3 months left anyway</p>
<p>First of all, if you're a sophomore in high school, your parents should not be meeting with the moderator of your key club. You should be able to manage your own extracurricular activities without handholding from mom and dad at this point.</p>
<p>But to answer your question, if you feel the club is unproductive, and don't feel like continuing, then quit. There's no shame in backing out.</p>
<p>I know that. But when my parents showed up at a parent meeting, my dad was so disgusted by what was going on that I HAVE to back out anyway. And he's talked with my advisor before, and I can't really stop him from doing it again.</p>