Marco and Polo Say Goodbye...To Clubbing

Marco and Polo here,

  As second week rolls onward we bring you the second post in our 'say goodbye' series, saying goodbye to clubbing. It's probably not the kind of clubbing you're thinking of though... we're talking about the kind of clubs you join because you're interested in something.  Whether your interest is in rock climbing or anime or anything in between, there's a club here for you.  We happened to find a few clubs here on campus that have peaked our interest in the past four years such as Pre-Med Club and the Green Engineering Organization.
   The Greener Engineering Organization (GEO) was in its second infancy when we first started school four years ago.  The term we started school GEO in b-section did not have enough students to remain a club.  Our first summer working in the department, the term Marco and Polo became friends (believe it or not there was a time before Marco and Polo), we kept running into the A-section GEO-ers.  When we returned to our school term we helped to revive our own GEO.  In the last three years we have done the Flint River Clean Up (see Marco and Polo are the Voices of the River), helped to build a garden for a local homeless shelter, made self-watering planters with the Flint Children's Museum, and held several Battle of the Bins.

Marco, Polo, Tex, and Nestle after helping with building the beginning of a garden  for a local homeless shelter

Polo helping kids build self-watering planters

The GEO crew helping teach about going green at the
Children's Museum

An aerial view of commons during Battle of the Bins (look at us and all our recycling power!)

   At one point or another Marco and Polo had high aspirations, in other words we were both pre-med.  Although these dreams were quickly destroyed...  Er we mean traded for even better dreams...  We have continued to attend and participate in the pre-med club.  There are many opportunities we would never have had if not for being members of this club.  We have gotten to hear at least a dozen professionals in an incredible variety of specialties within the medical field, we have helped with Doctor for a Day (an event inspired and plotted by our very own Mr. Dr. Bones), shadowed a medical examiner, and last but certainly not least this is where we first learned about the Mexico trip that would turn into Marco and Polo's Great Mexico Chronicles (see Marco and Polo Ir a Mexico).
   Marco and Polo don't always go clubbing together, sometimes we do change things up and pretend we are our own people.  Marco has done this through joining a sorority, AGD, while Polo has tried her hand at several different clubs.
   Marco:  It came as a shock to pretty much anyone who knew me prior to college, but I decided to join a sorority. Not just any sorority, the best sorority (in my unbiased opinion), Alpha Gamma Delta.  Joining AGD was one of my best decisions because I met some incredible people who became my sisters and will forever be my lifelong friends.  Along with the friendships and the great memories, AGD gave me the opportunity to improve my leadership through the two positions I held, Ritual Coordinator and Vice President Scholarship.  The lessons I have learned, the memories I have made and the sisters I have gained through AGD will forever be a part of who I am and what I will become.
   Polo: I decided to try my hand at several clubs, I spent a few weeks attending the fencing club, another term was spent in the aquaneering club, and this term I have endeavored to try the cliffhangers.  Fencing was fun and certainly a work out, I wasn't very good at it but I enjoyed it.  I spent the several weeks trying it and would have continued had it not interfered with my classes and homework schedules.  The Aquaneers are a club for scuba diving, once again I truly loved doing this and had the chance to earn my scuba license but being on a limited air supply and taking off the mask underwater was a little panic-inducing.  As for the Cliffhangers (our rock climbing club) Tex is the former president.  I promised him last term that I would try to go to a few of the climbing events this term.  Looking back I really wish that I had stuck with and even tried more things while here but I will never regret any of the decisions to dip my toes in these different waters.

As Always Stay Nerdy,
Marco and Polo