Thursday, July 21, 2005

Lovely.

So, let's see. I resigned from the Players today. The Iona Players, Iona College's student-run drama club, the club on which I served as the Student Government Association representative, the most important organization at the school to me and the group with which I spent most of my time. I resigned my position, and I'm not even sure if I'll be in the plays at this point. Frankly, it'll take a concentrated effort for me to so much as respond to the e-mail begging me to reconsider. I am absolutely LIVID at the president right now; the straw that broke the camel's back being that she ignored the rest of the executive board and picked the next year's shows and directors without our input or knowledge. This, of course, is a few months after the meeting when we all agreed that we were going to step away from the 'president runs everything' theme of previous years, and focus on communication between the president, the rest of the board, and the club at large. Well, evidently that means nothing.

And that's not everything, either. Courtney, the woman behind the Players, who managed stage, built sets, did EVERYTHING for the Players, well, she got royally screwed over by the President. Royally. Not a "thank you for your help in the past, but we won't need you this year". No, she got BANNED FROM CAMPUS. What. The. Hell. Seriously! Christ! I got the whole story from her a few days ago, and I'll spare you the details, because I think BANNED FROM CAMPUS speaks for itself in a powerful way.

So. Why should I hold on to a bullshit position that I hate, to benefit a club that's not really a club, and a woman who pulls shit like that?

Of course, this sucks. I loved the Players. I want to be a part of it. I'll miss it like hell, and I have no idea what I'll be doing this year if I'm not a part of it. I have no idea.

I might come back... I'm going to present my grievances next week. We'll see what happens; I'd rather make the club something better than give it up entirely. But if the choice is to give it up or stay with it as it is now... well... I can't do the latter. I just can't.

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