<p>Should a President of a Club Care about His/Her Reputation? Lets, say that you are a member of Key Club and have been elected for President Junior year. You are passionate about improving the club and making it better to its members but are afraid that your hard work will be "thrown away" if you are not elected President again for the next year. All of us knows that many of these elections are depedent on popularity so... how do you increase your chances of being elected for the 2nd term? Will hard work prevail and show through? Should you care about your reputation? How hard should you work on the club if you're GPA and SAT scores are low and you are aiming for top schools like Stanford, UCB, Cornell? </p>
<p>My GPA would probably be around 4.2 weighted and SAT around 1800... I got a 163 on PSAT last year..</p>
<p>I really don't know what a President's goals are. Are they basically the "brains" of the club and plan everything out and distribute the work (finding events and organizing them, keeping track of money/forms etc.)? Would it be better to set up more positions so that you don't need to do the "tedious work" like finding events and whatnot? Is the President suppose to organize everything so that the club will improve and be fun to attend?</p>
<p>Also, do you guys happen to know of any good books that teach you skills in becoming a good president? It can be speaking wise, organization wise, or anything. I just want to learn how to inspire people in my club, which is probably one of the hardest things to do next to entertain.</p>
<p>Uh, well with a 1800 SAT and 163 PSAT, your chances of getting into Stanford and Cornell are very very low. ECs are only taken into consideration if you’re meeting the minimum stat requirements (unless you have some sort of other hook, but president of a school club is not quite that hook). </p>
<p>The responsibilities of a club president varies from club to club, depending on the activities club members participates in and the sponsor’s expectations (how much work he takes for himself, how much work he directs to the officers). If you want to show that you are a responsible leader, instead of creating a ton of positions to distribute work to others, try to take on a decent amount of the work yourself (without overwhelming yourself) and make sure your sponsor and club members are aware of what you are doing for them. Keep your sponsor updated on what you have done for Key Club recently, ask him if he needs anything done for the club, make plans for each meeting, keep all members well connected and informed, beef up your public speaking and organizational skills, be friendly.</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure if this makes a difference, but some club presidents are chosen by sponsors on the basis of their merit and potential as a good leader, so no, not all officers get there by winning ‘popularity contests’, and colleges probably know that too.</p>
<p>Who cares what the world views you as? If you want to get re-elected, then do what you have to. But I really hope that they elected you in the first place based on your actual qualities. It that is so, they would have no reason not to elect you again. Or if you are really mean, you could not hold elections at all. We call that president for life, a dictatorship.</p>
<p>Example of getting a leadership position for the wrong reasons:
Girl did Model UN last year. Girl did nothing there except get DRUNK, and completely embarrass our school. Thanks to Girl, the Model UN program at our school was almost shut down, and now it is only offered to juniors and seniors.
Girl always flirts and sucks up to the advisor of Model UN.
Advisor chose Girl to be Head Delegate.</p>
<p>It happens.</p>
<p>But, if you do a good job as President, you should have no problem being reelected. As long as you don’t completely mess things up (meaning you skip meetings, slack, etc.), you really have it in the bag. New and old members alike just vote for whoever had leadership positions in earlier years during elections (at my school, anyway).</p>
<p>The president’s role varies from club to club. </p>
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<p>I disagree with this. But I’m of the opinion that hard work and leadership will win out in the end without you making sure they’re aware of how much you are doing. That just sounds conceited.</p>
<p>Also, I’m a big fan of delegation. That does not mean you don’t do any work. You should still work hard, but you don’t want to overwork yourself, esp. if you have a GPA and test scores to work on. Other people can get things done competently, and also, it will help them feel more a part of the club (for things like a key club, that’s less important, but for a club based on a particular interest, it’s more important). You should coordinate everyone’s activities, deal with the school administration, etc., but let others do some of the work and make some of the more minor decisions relating to their job on their own.</p>
<p>So, when I’m informing the members of our events and activities that I have put my effort into creating and organizing, should I make it seem as if we all put effort into doing so (even when it isn’t the case)? Should I never make it seem as if I was the one who put my time into organizing it? What do you guys think?</p>
<p>well, if you make it a team effort, then your people will certainly appreciate it more. it seems like you have more cohesion than you actually do, unless you really are doing ALL of the work, in which case rule with an iron fist and let it be known that no man shall enter your hallowed domain.</p>
<p>No, you don’t have to hide the fact that you did a lot of work. But you don’t need to go around making sure everyone knows about it either. I’ve been in leadership in a couple of clubs/organizations for awhile now, and I don’t think some people realize how much I do. But that’s fine with me, because I’m not in it for recognition. If you’re applying for colleges and want your advisor to write a recommendation, you can keep in touch with him/her so he/she sees how much you’re doing and can write about it. But don’t make it seem like all the work is a burden and you’re complaining or bragging about it.</p>
<p>However, I still think you shouldn’t be doing all the work in the first place.</p>