Questions - Student Org Night

[Jake]

Apologize if I hijacked the thread or am a hipster who decided to air out his thoughts on the SOG post, I check the forum (no joke) maybe 8 or 10 times a day- couldn't resist speaking up. Hell I'm 7 hours away from VA an sitting next to my mom in a hospital bed while she receives her daily blood transfusion- AND I'M ON THE MM FORUM.

Lets move on as a club and haul ass to build it up and DO MORE STUFF.
Rant switch- off
PS- I would be more than happy to discuss this with any one of the officers- I just feel like a current students opinion especially on this thread would enhance the convo. :thumbup:
- Dan

Dan, you're not being a hipster, it's just obvious that you care about this club more than the officers do. That's a problem.

We have had poor leadership in the past and gotten through it fine. It is unfortunate that, from what I can tell, there just isn't a lot happening this year. I was incredibly disappointed to read about missing SON. I haven't heard a thing about anyone coming to February's VIR event, working or driving or hanging out and getting rides. I know Bobby wanted to come get rides and hang out. Do any of you know who Bobby is, even? Justin hasn't heard a thing about people coming down this weekend for the NASA autocross.

We alumni are doing all we can to be supportive and help fundraise. This coffee table idea, for example, is an EASY way to get FREE MONEY. And you clowns aren't taking advantage of it. I don't need free money. I have a paycheck for that. But MM The Club has a very limited income and, considering that, relatively high expenses for some things.

I sure as shit hope you guys have started on the car show planning. And didn't screw up the form in the process.

Look, it's not worth me nitpicking and calling out each officer individually here. But I will say this, seeing as I was in the leadership boat for two years and frankly think I and the other officers did a fucking good job of it. We all had jobs working 10-20 hours a week, minimum. We all had a full-time course load. And somehow, we all managed to work our lives so that we could do well in school, not get fired from work, and ATTEND EVENTS.

Oh, and we all posted on the forums. Frequently. I installed a little plugin that lets you read and reply using a smartphone app. I know at least two of the four officers have phones that can use the app. And who do I see posting anything of value? Matt, sometimes. That's it. If we can work full-time jobs, and Dan can be in the hospital checking in, you all can do it too.

Yes, it's a busy schedule. But you know what? I made it work for me. The others made it work for them. And we did it because this club was the means to a greater passion and interest of ours, and sharing that passion with others made us tick.

The passion just isn't there. And for that, I have to apologize. Because I made some of my closest friends through this amazing club, and I would hate to see someone else be denied that opportunity simply because the leadership isn't there.

Am I starting Great Hate '12? I dunno, I don't really care. I've attempted discussion with the officers over email and more private venues, and I guess it's just time to admit publicly that I think they're doing a pretty lousy job.