We’ve all seen it time and time again, it doesn’t matter where you are, there will always be one person complaining about being there. They insist on trying to make everyone around them as unhappy as they are. I'm not talking about the people who always say “I'm so ready to home”; I'm talking about the people who constantly talk about how stupid their student organization or sports team is and how much they don't want to be a part of it.

When I was in high school, it was very easy to spot the members of the sports teams that did not want to be there. In addition to the constant complaining, they would also show their lack of enthusiasm for their sport by not putting any effort into it. Not only did this hurt the team’s spirit, but it also hurt the school’s spirit.

Why would we support the team when they barely supported themselves? (Luckily, by my senior year most of these players were weeded out and our teams improved.)

There are some student organizations that I have been a part of that were entirely voluntary. People would choose to join them, then as soon as they got in, they would complain. I understand complaining when something is not being done right, but when people constantly say, “I hate this so much” and “I don’t even know why I am still here,” everyone around them is wondering the same thing.

There comes a time when we all need to act like the adults we technically are. It is okay if you think you will like a sport or organization then realize that you were wrong after you join it. If you don’t like the sports team you’re on it is okay to stay on it until the end of the season, unless your attitude is going to be detrimental to the team.

The same could be said for an organization, since you may feel as though you should stay until the semester is over. Let me assure you that your teammates or fellow members would rather you leave than make their time together unbearable. Before it gets this bad, it’s important for you to try to remember why you decided to join the team or organization. There must have been something that appealed to you that made you go out of your way to join it in the first place.

So, the next time you are sitting in a meeting, or are at practice and hear yourself constantly complaining about your membership, think about this article and the people around you and then ask: “Why am I here?”