I'm a third-year student, and I'm beyond confused. For the past three years, I’ve been paying my SciSoc fees and attending events whenever I could. Honestly, $15 was a steal for what we used to get. Last year, SciSoc was everywhere—town halls, booths with execs, big events, and the room was always staffed. Even if I wasn’t super involved, I still knew who the execs were.
But now? What the hell is going on? Is there even a SciSoc team right now? Or is the school just pocketing my money for nothing? Where are my fees going? I know part of them funds other clubs, like the bio and chem clubs, but I doubt they’re taking the majority. And if there’s no functioning exec team, shouldn’t there have been elections or something? If there is a team, they’re doing a terrible job, because right now it feels like SciSoc has completely vanished. This society exists to help and represent students, yet all I’ve seen so far is nothing. How are we even being represented if we don't even know who to talk to?
To top it off, I went to the biology club the other day to ask if SciSoc was open so I could borrow a lab coat. They laughed and started trash-talking the current execs, saying they only show up on Mondays at 6 PM for their meeting because they have to. Apparently, the president, VPF, and VPI just come for the meetings, and some people don’t even know what the president looks like.
This is a huge problem. And no, this isn’t just me venting—someone needs to say this out loud. When people within your own organization are making fun of you, that’s a serious issue. SciSoc is supposed to represent us, but if the only thing students hear is jokes about how useless it is, then it’s time for someone to step up and fix it.
I’ve also heard stories about how poorly these people respond to emails and messages. From what I’ve been told, it takes them weeks just to send a single sentence, and they hide behind the excuse that “we’re students with assignments.” Look, I’m not saying school isn’t important, but other societies—also run by students—manage to do just fine. Even the last exec team had their workload, but I never saw them complain or slack off like this.
If schoolwork or the fact that they aren’t getting paid is such a big issue, then maybe they should step down and let someone else take over. If you can’t handle the responsibility, don’t cling to the title. The role exists to serve students, not to be a line on your resume while you do the bare minimum.
Two weeks ago, a friend of mine had to go to the SciSoc office three times and email them twice just to find out when someone would be there to stamp his posters. And it’s not like he went at odd hours—he showed up around 2 PM, which is a pretty standard time when other clubs are open. But no one from SciSoc was around, and the other clubs couldn’t help him.
Because the execs were never there, he had to wait an extra week just to get his posters up. Is this the new timeline now? Do we have to plan weeks in advance just to get something as simple as a poster approved? WTF! This is beyond frustrating. How is anyone supposed to rely on SciSoc if the people running it can’t even show up during normal hours?
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