All your previous work in starting a student organization is for naught if the organization does not survive past your time. You should not simply be focused on the success of your organization during your own school days, but also during your time as an alumnus. This issue will not be discussed in-depth in this handbook because it is to be the subject of a separate handbook. This is such an important issue that it cannot be addressed in such short space. However, once you have grounded an organization, you must immediately start looking to the future. Do not joke with others that the group will die when you graduate or else you’ve just wasted years of your life. Identify potential leaders who can take over the group when you are younger. Put the lessons you learn along the way in writing so you can easily transfer the information to future leaders. And ingrain the importance of your organization and the success of your organization in the minds of new members who join.
By starting to do these things and always thinking about the future, you will be able to have dinner with its members when you come back to school at your 5-year reunion. When that happens, you’ll know that you’ve created an actual organization that has made a lasting difference. And that is the reason why you’re reading this.
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