<p>In my country/school, almost all ECs select their leaders through elections, or a combination of interview + elections. I'll be coming to Princeton next year and I'm wondering if it's done any differently over here.</p>
<p>I used to think that the selection process is also the same in college (elections), but my friend at Stanford tells me that there're many ECs that choose leaders purely through an application + interview process that's administered by the outgoing leaders - no election. Is that true? Now I'm pretty confused.</p>
<p>Could you guys give me a a very rough idea of how many % of ECs at Princeton are by elections, interviews etc? </p>
<p>I would say that most groups have a combination of application/interview, with a small percentage of smaller groups simply selecting new leaders, as elections would not be competitive</p>
<p>I’d actually disagree…I can’t think of many ECs that choose their presidents/VPs/treasurers through application. While most minor officer positions are often appointed by the executive officers, I’d say that most ECs elect the most important leadership positions.</p>
<p>urm… it’s weird that you guys are disagreeing since both of you seem to be current Princeton students :). Anyone else can break the tie? Weasel?</p>
<p>I don’t really know how it works for the majority of groups, but for the ones I am involved in, leadership is chosen by election. Perhaps a more pressing concern for a prefrosh is how to be accepted into a selective student group in the first place. For my selective group, I first had to submit an application. A few days later I was granted an interview and was subsequently offered membership in the group. I think this is relatively standard, the exception being acting, singing, and dance groups which conduct auditions. Fraternities and sororities, in case you are interested, conduct a rush process before giving out bids (typically in the fall).</p>