Today I applied for membership in an organization for the fourth time. I have noticed that every June to early July lots and lots of organizations sprout here and there, and every semester, there will always be one organization I am tempted to join, or organizations I plan to join, or organizations I thought would look good on my resume by the time I apply for my dream job.
And this semester is no exception. Although I am a member of three organizations in UP already (not to mention that I am also a member of my church’s youth organization), I thought it would not hurt if I join another one… or two, maybe. And so today I got my hands on another application form and handed the recruiters a copy of my form 5 and a 1x1 photo. Before I fill out the form, my head suddenly became cluttered and I thought that handling four organizations is impossible. But still, I went for it. Hehehe.
If my Organizational Theories professor would hear about this, he would probably remind me of what he said during class: Join just one or two organizations and focus on them. It is no good when you are a member of a dozen organizations but you are just a member. Oh my.
As of this moment, here are the University-based organizations that I am a member of. I have to list them in case I get loaded with information and forget some of them.
Organizational Communication Society (OrComSoc). This is the the official organization of my degree program. I joined this org back in my first semester in college, back in the days when I was still in the process of adjusting to the harsh UP life. I only attended an org meeting once, that is, if you would consider the org’s acquaintance party as a meeting. I did not renew my membership on my second year, and now I am coming back. So I would still consider this as my first org.
UP AdHere. This is one of the organizations I really wanted to join. The field of advertising is of interest to me, so I immediately grabbed an application form when a friend invited me. I can say that my application kit is something I thought of and worked hard for. c: I love AdHere because of four things: (1) unlike OrComSoc, I know other people here besides my block mates. (2) AdHere is a wealthy organization. c: (3) AdHere’s adviser is one of my favorite professors, Sir Chong Ardivilla. (4) I know this org will somehow enter my target destination come practicum time. Hello McCann-Erickson.
UPM OMAKE. OMAKE stands for Ongaku Manga Anime Kosuprei Eiga. I know you don’t understand those words, I don’t either. Kidding! Ongaku is Music, Manga is Japanese comics, Anime is Japanese cartoons, Kosuprei is Cosplay, and Eiga is movies. So maybe now you have a hint what this org is about. It is about fanboy-ing and fangirl-ing over the hottest anime series, going “kyaaaa!” over the cutest anime characters (which, in my case are Shinichi Kudo and Atsushi Otani from Detective Conan and Lovely Complex, respectively), dressing up like Sakura Kinomoto or Kakashi (kyaaaaa!) Singing J-Pop, and reading from right to left. I applied for this organization on the last day, because only then have I learned that there is an Anime organization in UP
And recently I received news that my all-time UP crush wants to join OMAKE! Hmmm… makes me wanna renew my membership… so I can teach him how to do the Sailor Moon transformation too. *winkwink*
And today I applied for my fourth organization: Rotaract UP Manila. I joined because of three things (again): (1) I have tried community service for NSTP, and it was rewarding (although tiring). (2) Rotaract is an organization known worldwide and again, it will look good on my curriculum vitae (aside: of course you must also think of your benefits FROM the organization) (3) The org’s adviser is a good instructor and friend of ours (who treated us to MoMo earlier), Sir Tabin. So there, I hope I get admitted. I promise I’ll be good!
May koleksyon ka ba ng mga kwentong barbero?
Tumutula ka ba pag inspired?
Mahilig ka ba magdrawing o kumuha ng letrato?
Trip mo bang i-share ang mga nalalaman mo?
Ano pang hinihintay mo?! Sali na sa UP Panitikan!
I answered yes to the first three questions. And the fourth one’s proof that I also answer yes is this freakin’ rubbish, trying-so-hard, good-for-nothing blog. UPP is an organization I intended to join way back when I was a freshman (when they gave out free pens) but I always miss the application period. On Saturday I will ask Joanne for an application form… and apply for my fifth University-based organization.
I believe joining organizations is a way of finding your true self and what you really want. The first three organizations gave me friends of the same interests, broadened my horizons and made me see my potentials. Cheesy. But seriously, if joining organizations is my way of letting myself find what I would really want to do, then I would never get tired of filling out application forms, submitting 1x1 photos and a copy of my form 5 and attending acquaintance parties and General Assemblies. c:
PS: just as I have finished typing this, a text message from Patty came, inviting us to Junior Marketing Association… oh, well, I still have the night to think about it c:
PPS: An invitation from The Manila Collegian would also make me think, perhaps? c:
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