Everything’s THON and Nothing Hurts.
Seriously though, I am on SUCH a THON high right now. I learned the line dancer earlier and I’ve been reciting the parts that I remember to myself in my head and getting giddier with each minute! Immediately after returning to my dorm from learning the line dance, I compiled the lyrics I could remember and posted them the wall of my committee’s Facebook group. A few minutes later, my captain messaged me. I figured it’d be a polite reminder that we should only share the line dance members with our committee, nobody else. But it was so much better than that.
I won’t post the entire conversation here, because that’d be far too long and boring. So I’ll just give you the gist of it. He asked me if I was considering applying for a captain position next year, to which I responded yes. I asked him why he thought to ask and he said he asked because he’d never had a chance to talk to me about it. I explained that I knew that applying for any sort of captain position as a sophomore would be a long shot but I want to at least try, and asked him if he had any tips. And then he said “I highly recommend you apply for a family relations position.” !!!!!! Anyone who knows me and my long history with THON knows that being on Family Relations committee has always been my ultimate goal, so I shared this with my captain. Then, out of curiousity, I asked him what made him say that, to which he replied “you have an immense amount of knowledge and experience with THON. It’s incredible. And your passion is immeasurable.” He then asked that I keep the conversation between us because I’m the first person on the committee that he’s reaching out to and encouraging to apply for a captain position. Me? A freshman, with less than a year as a committee member under my belt?
Needless to say, I was completely floored. In a good way, though. In the best way. I’ve been struggling with the decision of whether or not to apply for a captain position next year, but this little conversation has completely solidified my decision. It might be a long shot, but I’ve decided to apply for a captain position. I might get it and I might not. Obviously I’ll be upset if I don’t get it, but I know I’ll regret it if I don’t at least give it a shot. And either way I know that I’ll have an amazing experience with THON no matter what committee I’m on and I’m going to do wonderful things FTK. Getting involved with THON has completely changed my perspective on life and made me a better person, and that’s the same whether I’m a captain or whether I spend another year as an OPP committee member.
