<p>I need your inputs on this... I am currently the Vice President for an after-school club in my school (its kind of big), but there have been a good amount of students not attending mandatory meetings. What do you guys think I can do to make these students attend, besides sending out letters to warn them of their termination? Please, serious answers only! Thanks</p>
<p>Lol, i can never take the word situation srsly after Jersey Shore…haha…</p>
<p>Tell the members that they need to take the club srsly or they will face the consequences and get kicked out. Try to be harsh maybe? Or try other alternatives to woo them back? idk…</p>
<p>I’m VP of diversity and that kinda happens to the club a lot…ppl not showing up…even the President doesn’t which can get quite annoying</p>
<p>free food? maybe?</p>
<p>^ Great idea.</p>
<p>threaten to kick them out.</p>
<p>I have the same problem with my club.</p>
<p>Free food will get too expensive. You could try having it once a month on a random day so people will always show up.</p>
<p>Threatening them isn’t a good idea, either. They’ll probably just quit. If they don’t care enough to show up to the meetings, then they won’t care if you try to kick them out.</p>
<p>Chunder all over their faces.</p>
<p>A lot of kids do this these days; they just want it to appear on their college apps…
In my school, I tell them that attendance/participation will play a factor when running for exec. board.</p>
<p>Guilt-trip them. I’m totally serious. Gather them all together and give them a nice speech: “You know, I put a lot of time and effort into this club and it’s disappointing to see that you’re not holding up to your commitment by attending meetings. When you signed up for this club, you also made a commitment to be an active participant. And honestly, I don’t want to waste my time on a bunch of people who are here just so they can put another EC on their applications. Because then you’re not doing yourself any favors, other than showing colleges that you are quite dishonest and you prefer to take the easy way out.”</p>
<p>My friend gave a similar speech once to her club when nobody was coming to meetings. It worked.</p>