<p>I'm not a member of that many clubs; pretty much just MUN.</p>
<p>The thing hindering my participation? Not having a Facebook.</p>
<p>The majority of clubs in my school update their members only through Facebook. Therefore, I can't be an active member of clubs that I want to be part of; for example, Biotech and Neuroscience. This hinders my participation, and therefore my ability to qualify for leadership positions in said clubs. I have a few other extracurriculars, but not many. </p>
<p>Why I don't have a Facebook? I'm not allowed. Let's just leave it at that.</p>
<p>The only emails I got from Biotech were about their first meeting and their club picture. I thought that there were simply no meetings in between the two, but in actuality, it was because they started updating members through only Facebook. Neuroscience has the same policy, and the same goes for other clubs I tried to join last year--Visual Arts and Music Society, Book Club, Odyssey of the Mind. Even for Colorguard (which is a class), I miss out on a lot of information (including cancelled practices) because I don't have a Facebook. Even if I asked a friend to join some of the Facebook groups now, it would be awkward to walk into a meeting when meetings are already established.</p>
<p>Any suggestions as to what to do (other than getting a Facebook)?</p>
<p>That’s strange to not be allowed to have a Facebook, if you’re old enough, presuming you don’t live in a country where Facebook is banned. However I won’t ask any questions on that.</p>
<p>Can you persuade whoever’s in charge of running the FB page to also send announcements via a mailing list?</p>
<p>I understand the struggle. In yearbook during high school, we communicated almost exclusively over facebook because there was just so much to communicate… and it was the fastest way to reach people and get them to participate in conversations. Can you create a facebook and only use it exclusively for clubs? I’m assuming you’re not allowed due to parental reasons. Have you discussed this issue with them? What if they had the password to your facebook account, would that make them feel more at ease?</p>
<p>From a personal standpoint, I would have probably deleted my facebook a while ago if it wasn’t such a convenient way to communicate with groups, invite people to events, and interview people for journalism. You could also do as other people have suggested and ask someone in the club to forward the information to you. At our school, we also had morning announcements, which I sometimes relied on to tell when meetings were. Then I would go to the actual meeting and hear about all the other dates and schedules for the activities</p>
<p>Ask the club head to send out a reminder email to everyone just incase! Some clubs do that for my school and its very helpful since I don’t have a FB either (cause I’m not allowed too).</p>
<p>So ask the club “heads” to send out an email with reminders etc. to everyone! Or have someone update you…</p>