Don’t Hold Back

One of the greatest aspects of Exeter life is the abundance of clubs. If you can come up with an idea, there is probably already a club for it—which is great for Exonians, since we tend to have all sorts of new and old interests. That is why Club Night is such a fantastic opportunity for all students to continue activities they enjoy, or to try something different and challenging. If a group seems fascinating or thought-provoking, sign up and test it out, regardless of how many clubs you have joined. If it does end up not meeting your expectations, you can simply remove yourself from the list.First off, all the club heads expect people to pledge themselves to more clubs than they can possibly manage. The abundance of options seems to overwhelm us, and we don’t know what to do except join every group that has the possibility of being fun or exciting, which is basically all of them. But that is what we were meant to do. Do not worry about disappointing co-heads because you realize that you do not want to be a part of the club anymore. They understand that the pool of members will slowly filter down as the year passes on and people focus on activities they find more enjoyable.More importantly, sign up for too many clubs so that you can see what interests you and what doesn’t. For example, last year I did not put myself on The Exonian or WPEA email lists because I felt that I had already joined too many clubs and could not possibly attend them all. But throughout the year I realized that pastimes like archery and badminton did not fascinate me as much as writing for the school paper or hosting a radio show. Luckily, I was able to join The Exonian last spring term, and this year I am doing “Half Caf Radio” with one of my good friends. Being a part of these organizations has made my life so much more fulfilling, and yet there are still other clubs that I might be missing out on because I decided it wasn’t worth simply writing my name down. So try it all out. It is as simple as attending one meeting, and if you don’t like it, then stop going. I know if I had done that, my prep year would have been much less complicated.Some of this article might not make sense, seeing that it has been published after Club Night. But just because the original sign-up sheets aren’t available doesn’t mean you can’t still join a group. In fact, most organizations haven’t even had their first meeting yet, and there is nothing better than one more member. So when it comes down to clubs, we should all join as many as we want and be anything but careful.