Welcome to CKI - SFSU Edition!
Robert Lin
San Francisco State University
While everyone was packing up their backpacks with
school books, pencils, and their new schedules, I was
packing up fliers, a laptop with a sign up document,
and a strong will ready for rejections! I was all set for
the first ever attempt of a welcome week for CKI SFSU.
We had it all planned information nights, games, scavenger hunts, bonfires, and so much more
I wanted to spread the word of CKI at SFSU as much
as I can in hopes that the club grew. Each and every
day for the first two weeks of school was tabling and
then run to class, then back to tabling, then to the welcome week event! Oh gosh, just talking about again
makes me miss the chaos and all the times I explained
to others what Circle K International was. I was so happy with the lists and lists of names that we had after
each day. Of course, there was much heartbreak as
people looked down and ignored the calls of “Would
you like to do community service with us?”
After the first welcome week events, I was surprised
how fast people came back to CKI! After a simple information night, there were already first years sitting
with us at tabling eating, laughing, and acting like they
were in the club for their whole life already! It was an
amazing feeling, and it reassured me that CKI brings
out the best in people. Sure enough, at the same time
I knew that expanding our membership from the thirties is going to be a tough job.
Finally, it was the day of truth - the day of the first
general meeting. I was nervous on the turn ou