<p>I'm really irritated by all these new clubs that "magically" appeared this year, created by seniors who just want a living chance at the top schools. Also, many people simply bring candy when club officer elections roll around to cajole their peers into voting. Does this happen at your schools? Several classmates have started clubs or "bought" their way to multiple presidencies in my school. However, I have done nothing of this sort and pledge to do only activities that I enjoy. </p>
<p>lol same here. in one of my clubs, the president invited 3 of her friends to be vice-presidents…only about 1 of those 3 actually show up <em>somewhat</em> regularly for meetings (i didn’t even know 1 of the VPs until this year).</p>
<p>i’ve been in it for 4 years (i do love the club…)…eh, whatevs.</p>
<p>P.S. in my school, we have like 10 different charity clubs.</p>
<p>refugee club
empowering woman club (idk the real name, lol)
save the children club
save the homeless club
help the mentally ill club
help the old people club
helping people with cancer club
immigrant service club</p>
<p>lol, i know…last year, some random chick started a refugee club (uhh…***?) which basically do bake sales and whatevs and mail the money to save darfur or something like that. the prez created like 4 positions: director of [bakesale] communications, director of [bakesale] public relations, director of [bakesale] marketing, and director of [bakesale] education. of course, all 4 positions went to her friends…the club has like 15 kids, all of them are her friends…LOLOL</p>
<p>i’m a legit prez of a club that’s been around since the founding of the school, and i actually spent hours a week planning acitivities to make it a fun/interesting club and pull money outta my OWN pocket to buy food for my clubbies every week. ^-^</p>
<p>some other ■■■■■■■■ clubs that lasted ONE year (lol).</p>
<p>future agriculturalists (i live in a huge city)
traditional native american music
social psychology
astrophysics
Scallions (humor magazine…failed)
PSoA, passionate scientists of america (LOLOLOLOL, omg omg, they sit around and watch youtube movies)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>We do have multiple community service clubs, but I think they’re legit. We have Community Action Team, which is the oldest one. We have Soteni, and the girl who started that worked with Soteni for two years and went to Africa with the organization, so it’s very real. We have Amnesty International. I don’t know what they do. We have Boo Radley, but that club at least originally didn’t help the community so much, it just randomly gave out candy to make people happy. It’s a very silly club. I think we have an AIDs club. We have a GLBTQ & Friends club that usually does AIDs stuff.</p>
<p>In a lot of clubs, leaders are chosen either by the teacher sponsor (if its a club like culinary or French of Judaism where it doesn’t really affect your life) or picked by the former president. Usually, group members have to nominate people to be picked. And it’s a sort of thing where you can only nominate one person, you submit the nomination in writing. Since you have to put work into it, it usually doesn’t turn into a popularity contest. There are no secretary or historian positions beneath leader or anything, so leaders are more like the people who delegate.</p>
<p>Some clubs might die out when their leaders graduate. Possibly Soteni, since it could get absorbed since no one else is really passionate about it and most of the members are graduating this year. Community Action Team was revived by one girl but she picked good leaders and it’s still surviving 2 years after she left for Harvard. Community service was basically her life though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I hate it how random posers win officier positions. Also, I had a really good club (beard/mustache society basically, contests, discussions, speakers, etc.) and it got taken over from me, but w/e I’ve started a nuclear energy group and we’re gonna do crap like picket, protest, field trips, etc. Fortunately, I’m a senior so it won’t be taken over.</p>
<p>Colleges KNOW how to tell the difference. Much of it can be garnered JUST from the application. Does this applicant have NO leadership positions until senior year, then they have 3? Was he/she in this club all 4 years? Do their short answer questions mention this club? Because they should, if this is the one in which they’re truly passionate. It should speak of the efforts the club has put forth - and there should be measurable results. People who lie/cheat WILL succeed sometimes. But, not always. Just do what you do and your passion will show. ALL the colleges tout this. OP - I assume you’re gonna have band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, etc (with that screenname, anyway). Maybe you have “outstanding bandsman” awards or “section leader” roles. </p>