divine angst

So I’m not much of a joiner, never have been. Thus, I am surprised to find myself already signed up to work all day Saturday at the public-interest used book sale. For the whole day. First hauling books from wherever they are now to wherever they need to be for the sale, then actually working the book sale.

I do have ulterior motives—this particular organization raises funds for public interest fellowships. If you participate in the organization through the year, you can apply for funding from them for your 1L summer if you work in public interest. So, work some hours, get a grant for 1L public interest work. Sounds good to me.

But I also have other reasons. I’ve been hearing left and right how important it is to be involved with student organizations. That involvement (much like in college, I suppose) looks good on a resume. That it helps with networking (also a no-brainer). So I’m doing it. I’m getting out of my comfort zone. I think it’s a good thing.