bcom club culture is exhausting
so about a year ago, i was surfing this reddit on how to make friends while at uni and was directed to look into some of the commerce clubs at uni
and this sem, i got accepted into a club (one of the bigger consulting clubs but not going to specify which one) but i just wanted to know everyone else's opinions on the general culture of these clubs.
does anyone else feel that the club culture is just totally exhausting? the overstimulating welcome nights with people sucking up to comm members, the multiple rounds of group/case/behavioral interviews and applications that you work HARD on. but they'll still write you down on their little spreadsheets for being "too much" or "not the vibe" (a REAL thing that happens btw). then you find out that instead of you, the person who knew someone from high school gets in because of pure nepotism.
not to mention, there's just so much pressure to be in a club but once you do get in, it really isn't all that? everyone around you acts like you're in such a grand role because you're part of this club. you know these people surface level (practically coworkers) but yet you’re expected to converse with them as if you’ve known each other your whole life. and most people who are already in the club stick to their own little friend groups so if you're new, just forget it! you're never going to fit in until they leave.
i guess what i'm saying is that aside from bumping your linkedin connections from 3 to 10 and being able to put it on your resume, why is there so much pressure to be part of a uni club? it really isn't the end of the world if you're not in one of these clubs - you're definitely not missing out on much.
anyway, what do you think?