Elections

Elections. Wow, elections. The elections for the next officers for Virginia 21 was this week. Today, being Friday, is the last day for members to vote. It was pretty obvious after the first day for voting on who is being elected into what office. Amanda and I were nominated for President. Amanda and Paul for Vice President. Amanda and Josh for Secretary. Amanda, Steve and Conor for Treasurer. A bit odd for Amanda to be nominated for everything but she was Brett's secretary and well she still had to run for that office. She could've declined running for Secretary again but she didn't. Hmm, it kinda makes me wonder why... *insert minor smug smile here*

So yeah, for next semester VA21's officers are as follows:
President: Me
Vice President: Paul
Secretary: Amanda
Treasurer: Conor
 
I'm glad that all my hard work this semester has paid off but at the same time, I am scared out of my mind. What the bloody hell was I thinking? Being a hard worker and organized and timely is one thing but being the leader is a whole different story. Yeah, sure I was Pit Captain for two years for Marching Band and three years for Indoor Drumline, but VA21 and Marching Band and Indoor Drumline are VERY different. Okay, fine I had co-captains and my officers for VA21 in a sense are my co-captains but it's just so different! There are more things to do for VA21 and after such a busy year and accomplishing so much, it's just so overwhelming and I have big shoes to fill.

The main pressure is making sure that I'm on top of my school work and my studies. How am I going to be an effective leader and a good example if I can't handle my school work. I'm kind of glad but at the same time I'm not, I'm not like Amanda and Paul where I have to juggle classes, school work, work and doing stuff for VA 21. All I have to juggle is classes, school work and doing stuff for VA21. Not all that hard but it's hard at the same time.

The other pressure is making sure that the chapter stays alive. I'm pretty sure that John will make sure that it won't go down the drain and that Paul, Amanda, and I do our jobs; correct jobs. Along with that, I really do have some big shoes to fill. I know what not, it's just making sure that I don't do them and that I do actually do something. Amanda and I have made event plans for the summer now it's just a matter of executing them and making sure that they go smoothly.

 *insert pained look here*