Recently, I received the position as Editor-in-Chief for the DePauw Odyssey!! I am so thankful and excited for this experience. With that, I am trying to recruit more people to our Odyssey Team. There’s definitely more pros than cons!! It’s only an article once a week with no minimum or maximum length. Here’s why you should consider joining the team; all are always welcome!

1. Write What You Want.

This is one of the best and my favorite reasons! No one is putting restrictions and requirements on what you can submit. Write about something interesting that happened during your week, create a list about any topic, make a photo story, or just write your opinion on something! Get creative with it. There are very few limitations, we accept most things; this is targeted to a young adult crowd so a lot of articles relate to the audience. It’s pretty free-willed. No one enjoys being told what to do, and especially what to write about!! Here..no one will!!

2. A Resume Booster.

And what better reason do you need?! As college students, we’re always looking for ways to build our resume. This looks great, especially since it involves a national network. Having writing experience is always something you could use and something that companies will appreciate.

3. Improves Writing.

There’s no better way to improve your writing other than by writing! Simple as that. While you may think you’re not the best writer, you won’t get any better if you don’t practice. So might as well practice in an area where you’re not graded, rather than when it comes to writing a paper. With time, you’ll notice your writing skills improving.

4. Your Work is Published.

You don’t even have to be professional to get your work published! It’s actually one of the best things seeing your name underneath an article. Especially when others are sharing and enjoying it! It’s accomplishing. All you have to do is google your name and your profile will show up with all your articles listed.

5. Easy Going and Not Time Consuming.

Right now, we don’t even have meetings. It’s all individual. While in the future, we may set up to meet once a month, but for right now it’s all through email communication. All you have to do is write an article once a week and submit it to be edited. The process is pretty simple. Depending on the content of the article, you can usually get it done in under 30 minutes! Especially when there’s no length requirement!

6. You Get to Vent to the Public.

Have a topic you're passionate about? Want to vent about a crazy ex boyfriend/girlfriend? Complain how difficult college is? Or why you love going out? All these options work. When you’re interested and have an opinion about a topic, it makes a great article. It gives you a chance to express your voice in a creative and unique way.

7. You Can Make Some Money.

And all college students could use a little bit of this. If your article gets the most views of the week compared to the rest of the team, then you get $20. And now, if your article reaches a certain number of views you can make 100-1,000 dollars. Bonus!

8. We Want YOU!

We’re in the process of growing our team, so if you’re interested, or know anyone who might be, you can apply online! Or email me and I will send you the link. It’s a pretty easy application, and you can start soon after. We’re always looking for writers, there’s no maximum! So apply apply apply.

If you have any questions, please let me know or contact anyone else on the team. We will be more than happy to help. Thanks and hopefully we’ll be hearing from some of you soon!