Got Apathy Its All Perception

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Got Apathy?Its All Perception

• Presented by Butch Oxendine
• Executive Director, ASGA

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Is There Apathy at Lyco?
What does apathy mean to you?
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The Lyco Facts

• Lycoming has 1,300 students
• (small total enrollment)
• You have nearly 70
• clubs and organizations
• (large number for your size)
• Most colleges are THRILLED
• with 10 involvement
• (Lycoming has 22 involved just in leadership
• positions!)
• 27 are in fraternities/sororities
• 30 are in collegiate athletics
• 40 are in intramurals

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Apathy Facts Questions

• There is no college on the planet with 100
• student involvement
• What level of involvement
• would mean that you
• dont have apathy
• at Lyco?
• How many students are REALLY involved in
• campus clubs and organizations, service, and
• faith groups?

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Apathy Busted

• Were there enough qualified candidates, even if
  they ran
• unopposed, in the last election to fill all the
  leadership positions?
• Voter turnout isn't the sole indicator of an
  election's success. Remember, your ultimate
• goal is to fill the openings with capable new
  leaders.
• Are students really ashamed to attend the school,
  or are they just
• not as pumped up with as much enthusiasm as you
  are?
• Even though students aren't always suited up in
  school colors, they still can be
• spirited. If you saw someone walking to class
  with her face painted shaking a pom
• pom, you'd think she's psycho, right?
• Lastly, do you even know how the so-called
  "uninvolved" students
• spend their time?
• Even if you were to conduct a survey, you'd
  likely leave out the students who
• contribute in little ways such as donating 1 to
  a club fund-raiser, writing a
• poem for the literary journal, serving as a
  stage-hand for a drama production, or even
• submitting a letter to the editor of the campus
  paper.
• These students may seem "apathetic" to you
  because they

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REDUCEYOUREXPECTATIONS!( Make Them Realistic!)
Theres Less Apathy at Lyco Than You May Think!
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Cure Apathy Try these remedies designed to
help you terminate apathy and motivate members

• The Symptom Students don't seem
• Concerned about important issues or problems
• The Cause Students today support more
• focused causes than do previous generations
• The Cure Find common groun
• The Symptom Lack of involvement is
• keeping campus life from flourishing
• The Cause Students need a personal invitation
• to get involved
• The Cure Talk to 10-20 students every week
• and invite them to join
• The Symptom Students aren't showing up
• The Cause They don't have time to do
• everything
• The Cure Target specific subgroups
• The Symptom Active members are quitting
• The Cause They're getting burned out

The Symptom Members won't volunteer for
leadership roles The Cause They don't see
opportunities The Cure Give members enough to
do The Symptom Attendance at meetings is
dwindling The Cause Members are losing
interestThe Cure Show how your group is
addressing students' needs The Symptom Your
group's credibility rating is the pits The Cause
Key officers don't view themselves as role
models The Cure Agree on an overall mission and
image, and hold visible leaders accountable The
Symptom Group members aren't completing
projects The Cause They feel overwhelmed The
Cure Give them more manageable tasks The
Symptom Members have stopped paying attention or
offering suggestions in meetings The Cause The
president isn't taking his or her job
seriously The Cure Get rid of hidden agendas
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What Apathy ProblemsFace Your Group?