BRANCHBURG, N.J.-
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| RVCC's Glee Club |
Glee is a club where members sing and dance to popular songs. They put routines together and perform them during campus events. But last semester, Glee couldn’t get its act together in time to perform at any events.
“We had a difficult time setting up rules and dates,” said Justine Avila, President of Glee Club. “Nobody was showing up to practices.”
Avila slowly started noticing Glee was falling apart. “We would only have between four to eight students show up to practice on Monday and then four to eight different students on Friday,” said Avila.
“How could we put a routine together when students
weren’t showing up to every practice?”
“How could we put a routine together when students
weren’t showing up to every practice?”
Confusion surrounding practice dates wasn’t the only issue; communication between members was another difficulty. “Some students used their student emails. Others used personal. Some students got their emails. Some never did.”
“We also lost our secretary,” said Avila, “who you would probably consider to be the bottom level, the base of the club's pyramid because right after she left everything just fell apart.”
To make matters worse, the secretary was also one of the choreographers, so dance pieces weren’t finished on time. Shortly after, the second choreographer left.
“It was just becoming a waste of time,” said Avila. “Members lost interest and it was time to discontinue the club for the rest of the semester.”
Avila hopes that this semester will be different. “Students must show up to practices. If they miss more than one, they will no longer be a part of the team,” Avila said.
“We need members that are as committed to the team as I am.”
Avila hopes that members will be performing at school events every week instead of once a semester to keep their interest and keep them coming to practices. Practices will be more enjoyable working towards a goal instead of sitting around singing.
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