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What do I do?
I decided I wanted to create a Writing Club at my school this upcoming school year. School is two weeks away.
I found out, about a month ago, that a girl had a similar idea to mine, and is actively trying to pursue it.
I tried to do the right thing by contacting her, and telling her about my ideas for the club, but I realized that it is not going to work. We are not going to be able to co-head this club together.
It simply will not work. Besides the fact that I don't actually know her, here is the issue. I'm going to be completely blunt here. Please do not judge me as a horrible person or anything, because I am saying this strictly from the (possible) success or failure of the club.
From what I know of the club, if this girl proceeds to make the club, it will only attract a certain group of people. I am sorry to say this, but it will attract people like her, strange, off-beat people. It looks like it will only attract her friends. I COULD BE WRONG, but from the history of how clubs go in my school, depending on who heads the club determines it's success.
I, on the other hand, do know a wide variety of people, or may be able to bring that.
There's nothing wrong with quirky people, but I think you all know what I'm implying. That was not my vision for the club. I wanted, if I could, to get different types of people.
Another issue is that she is very passive, and does not have a plan. I have a complete plan, and am very aggressive.
Basically, what do I do? As I said, I cannot head this club with her. I've talked to her about it, opened my mind and ears, and it is not going to work. We differ way too much.
Here are the options I created for myself.
1.) Since my Writing Club is a little more centered around Slam Poetry, I could call it that, as opposed to "Writing Club". Basically, same thing, different name.
2.) I could chill out for a while, and see what she does with her club. I'll go to a couple club meetings, and if it plays out like I think I will, proceed to make my own club later in the school year.
Help, please.
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You make your club and since you're more aggressive, and she's more passive, hers might not last long. Maybe see if you can contact your principal and get your club started before hers? If she's as passive as you say she is- she probably hasn't taken the initiative to do that.
I'm sure if you start yours first, hers won't be able to be set up. If your principal is any good, they won't let TWO writing clubs happen.
If she's already talked to the principal, I would go to hers, and maybe suggest voting for a president or something and just show people you can be a better leader [but don't be too pushy- I was for Key Club and it didn't work in my favor xD].
Good luck =]
--Jack
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I think you should create your own club! give the girl some competition. my suggestion is not to chill out and wait to see what she does because then when you do create your club, people could get the idea that you stole her idea and made it into a new club. so make it now while youve got a chance. also if you wait, people will think they only have one choice of club so they have to choose that girls club. and you dont want that do you? take the chance and make it right now
and i have a suggestion. dont called the slam poetry club because I love to write and if I heard a group called slam poetry, i would not join it... however if i heard the writing club, i would join it. im not saying you cannot name it slam poetry, name it whatever you wish. but im just saying that my opinion is that slam poetry will attract only a specific group of people, but writing club will attract any group of people.
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I completely get where you're coming from on that bit about the people she'd attract!
I would definitely take the clubs into my own hands if I were you. In order for something to become established, there has to be a strong leadership power in play. Unfortunately a passive person probably doesn't possess such leadership abilities, especially if she has no plan. So, if you want this club to succeed, you should fight for it. Perhaps have her give input, but you, yourself, should assume all leadership from the start.
I think naming it Slam Poetry will make it more selective and only open to a certain group, but that goes against what you said above--that you want a wide range of people to join.
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