As we offer a variety of student clubs, the true purpose behind joining these groups becomes diminished. The emphasis on good college applications makes these excessive opportunities taken advantage of and overused.

Many people become involved in groups connected to their school to stand out when applying for colleges, who tend to look for students who achieve more than their peers. Standing out becomes harder due to students crowding a multitude of groups.
Some DGN programs let students embrace their leadership skills like ELITE and Operation Snowball. Many students in these programs deserve the benefit of leadership recognition on college applications because they put effort in developing their leadership skills. A similar example can be found in the Empowerment Club, where the student leaders work hard to provide places for other students to become involved in serving their community.

The motive behind clubs is important as it gives students opportunities to become involved in their community and make their voice heard. We provide programs such as Direct Action, which allows students to volunteer within the community, and North Stars, which allows upperclassmen to guide lowerclassmen. These types of programs guarantee students a place where they can pursue their interests or explore their future plans in life. In addition, students can start their own clubs based on their specific interests.

However, a problem arises when students who lack genuine interest for learning and developing their leadership skills overpopulate these programs. Those who aim to just look impressive to colleges instead of being an active part of these programs take away from those who actually take the initiative to become a better leader.
Students benefit from these opportunities only when they put effort towards being active in these groups instead of being uninterested in learning. These groups cannot be effective if we have the wrong motives behind joining them.