Like all new beginnings, we tend to feel nervous and a little lost. There's so much being offered and we want to try everything out. There comes a point where we try some things and end up not liking them. However, hardly ever the case with Odyssey. Here's a list as to why all incoming freshmen should join Odyssey in some way, shape, or form.
1. Joining Odyssey will help get your thoughts out.
Sometimes, all we want to do is get our voices and thoughts heard. A great way to do that is by writing your thoughts down and making those thoughts known. You have to start somewhere and if you never start, your thoughts will never be known. With Odyssey, they'll give you that extra push to help get your thoughts out into the world.
2. It's also a great way to practice and improve your writing.
You never know how good you are at something until you make the effort to sit down and start doing it. No matter how good a writer you may think you are, you could always be so much better. In college, you'll get a lot of essays and have so many other assignments that require a lot of writing. Joining Odyssey will give you the practice you need to help conquer all of your other writing tasks that you'll come across throughout the course of the next few years at college.
3. You'll easily make friends.
Most people join a club because they're generally interested in what the club has to offer them. With Odyssey, you'll be around people who have a common interest with you — writing. With this being said, it'll be so easy to talk to the other members in your college's chapter about it. You can always ask about what they're writing, what they're interested in writing or, even better, you could help them brainstorm when they're stuck.
4. You can easily create an online portfolio of your work.
Essentially, you never know where you'll end up five years from now. Most jobs and internships want to know that you made an effort to do something with yourself during your undergrad career besides just go to class and do your homework. With Odyssey, you can easily show jobs and internships that you didn't just sit around and go to class all the time by showing them the articles that you've spent so much time working on.
5. Odyssey will give you something to be proud of.
There's no better feeling than seeing all the hard work that you, and everyone else within your Odyssey group, get published, read, and known. It's one thing to do something once on your own, but when you're surrounded by like-minded people who share mutual interests with you and work just as hard for a group that they're passionate about, it's a great thing to see and experience for yourself.
