Why join, why bother

Organizations are tied to the environment in more ways than one. Not only are there organizations dedicated to replacing and/or improving the environment, but there are many environmental impacts that some organizations make.

I go to Sierra College and our school has many environmental clubs who dedicate many hours to not only improving our school landscaping but also to making the school process a positive environment to learn in. The smaller clubs within the school are like children to their parents. The school wants to make sure their students feel like they belong there, and are successful. People feel successful when they have a sense of belonging. Sierra College has many partnerships within the community to help students get jobs close to school, and a career center on campus to make access to those job postings easily accessible to students. The sports program relies on community support to purchase tickets, and concessions to help funding the sports clubs.  Although I have some reservations with the issue of schools teaching morals to students, the school has the unwritten obligation to produce “pillars of the community”. I personally think morals should be taught to kids by their parents many years prior to children attending school, but I know unfortunately some children are not fortunate enough to have the opportunity to learn morals in their home.

There are some organizations that advocate teaching morals to young people such as the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts with their motto of “Do your best” and “Be prepared”. A lot of church organizations and clubs make a point of teaching positive morals to young people.

People join clubs and organizations for many personals reasons. Some join for religious reasons, others for personal enjoyment, but as adults we tend to join clubs at are personal discretion.