The first public May 4 Task Force meeting of the semester, and my first public meeting of the group overall, was on Thursday. In short, it was a very good time. Four new students showed up, one of whom said she learned of the meeting just hours before thanks to one of the posters I’d put up by one of the dining halls.

I’d been emailed the PDF at our first in-person officer meeting the previous Thursday, and I proceeded to make such rounds that afternoon that when I retired for the night, I was sweating like crazy because I had chosen to make my vigorous rounds in multiple layers. Recruitment is stpd but srs bsns. Especially when you’re automatically delegated the organization’s secretary upon invitation because there were literally two other students who were confirmed to be involved and they needed more leadership positions filled.

I posted some more in other locations throughout the next few days as opportunities came up—the dining hall poster that got us a new recruit was actually one of the last ones I’d put up. It’s wild to think that, though it’s very, very early in my time with the Task Force and at Kent State in general, I’m already having some sort of influence. Sophia, you sneaky bastard.