04-13-2016, 12:06 AM
I'm admittedly terrible at using quotes and forum gadgets and whatnot, so I'm just gonna go down the line and expand on some stuff.
Starting: Obviously at this point those members who have decided they don't want to actively participate in the club are long gone, and the time+effort needed to attempt to reign them in for even a single event would prove too costly in terms of manpower allocation. They are on the mailing list, fine, its a mailing list that doesn't cost us anything to send out, they can block it if they choose.
Involving external individuals is not a problem from my point of view, in fact not having them is probably the source of a lot of the club's issues/shortcomings. What's the point of 4 officers if they don't coordinate and communicate with people? As President I'll willingly take the lead in branching out to the community both official and pedestrian, and I would expect that the VP would have the available time to assist me in that, otherwise why run at all? I have a light course load next semester (9 credits) so time isn't going to be an issue.
Engaging the members once again comes down to both availability on the part of the officers (for questions, rides, etc. take your pick), and value provided by the club. Many people don't feel welcomed because the club lacks in socially open events. The Kline's meet only happens once; what if it happened every weekend or every other weekend? That's the kind of thing I am championing. Nobody wants to sit in a classroom and take time out of their week for informational stuff that is best suited for an email chain and a google doc yes/no checklist.
Things like Ray Schumin's Autocross intro, actual driving technique classes, those are what provide value and will make members feel they are getting value out of the club. The more value they see in the activities we promote, the more willing they will be to step out of their shell and engage us, and as always we have to be more proactive in engaging them hard from the beginning, identify those who seem tentative, and hit them even harder.
Additionally, I don't see how it being cold outside means the club needs to shut down. Every saturday night I drive by Sheetz on Rt. 11 and see numerous car people, who we need to formally engage, having a meet. Even if its 0 degrees they are out there because they can, and if it becomes too much, then lets meet somewhere and go to dinner, or brainstorm something else to do. 3/4 dead months in MM is in my opinion simply unacceptable, and while it will be difficult, through trial and error we can figure out what works and what is appealing to people.
We can also find other activities that don't have to be formal events, not necessarily an autocross but maybe someone has a field we can hoon around in or something. Anything to get butts in seats.
Starting: Obviously at this point those members who have decided they don't want to actively participate in the club are long gone, and the time+effort needed to attempt to reign them in for even a single event would prove too costly in terms of manpower allocation. They are on the mailing list, fine, its a mailing list that doesn't cost us anything to send out, they can block it if they choose.
Involving external individuals is not a problem from my point of view, in fact not having them is probably the source of a lot of the club's issues/shortcomings. What's the point of 4 officers if they don't coordinate and communicate with people? As President I'll willingly take the lead in branching out to the community both official and pedestrian, and I would expect that the VP would have the available time to assist me in that, otherwise why run at all? I have a light course load next semester (9 credits) so time isn't going to be an issue.
Engaging the members once again comes down to both availability on the part of the officers (for questions, rides, etc. take your pick), and value provided by the club. Many people don't feel welcomed because the club lacks in socially open events. The Kline's meet only happens once; what if it happened every weekend or every other weekend? That's the kind of thing I am championing. Nobody wants to sit in a classroom and take time out of their week for informational stuff that is best suited for an email chain and a google doc yes/no checklist.
Things like Ray Schumin's Autocross intro, actual driving technique classes, those are what provide value and will make members feel they are getting value out of the club. The more value they see in the activities we promote, the more willing they will be to step out of their shell and engage us, and as always we have to be more proactive in engaging them hard from the beginning, identify those who seem tentative, and hit them even harder.
Additionally, I don't see how it being cold outside means the club needs to shut down. Every saturday night I drive by Sheetz on Rt. 11 and see numerous car people, who we need to formally engage, having a meet. Even if its 0 degrees they are out there because they can, and if it becomes too much, then lets meet somewhere and go to dinner, or brainstorm something else to do. 3/4 dead months in MM is in my opinion simply unacceptable, and while it will be difficult, through trial and error we can figure out what works and what is appealing to people.
We can also find other activities that don't have to be formal events, not necessarily an autocross but maybe someone has a field we can hoon around in or something. Anything to get butts in seats.
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2005 Yamaha R6 Raven- Sold
2009 Mazda 3- Sold