8 Reasons Why First Years’ Should Join the Workforce

Finally crawling out of the 2 month long textbook filled oven a.k.a the dreaded 12^th Board exams, the high school (or Junior College) veterans are ready to begin a new journey of you-thought-you’d-bunk-lectures-all-the-time-until-you-encountered-minimum-attendance-required. But don’t worry, college will be every bit as exciting as you hope, if you take part in all the right things (hint: Kaleidoscope). The annual inter-collegiate fest takes the cake and every other type of dessert when it comes to having the time of your life. So, to the young ladies entering the Sophia College campus this year, here is why you should join the Workforce, the organizers of one of the largest college festivals in Mumbai.

1)    Instant Friends

With 22 different teams in the Workforce, you are bound to find a way to use your talents in the best way possible and find some of your closest friends in the process. No seriously, your team’s members will serve as your on-campus family before you know it.

2)    Boom Snap Clap!

Don’t let this K’scope cheer make you regret not being a part of the Workforce as it echoes throughout campus giving you goose bumps and an adrenaline rush. And don’t pretend like you don’t practice it secretly at home.

3)    Gain Experience

No matter what team you are in, you will inevitable develop crucial life skills like time management, crisis aversion and how to dress for comfort while still looking reasonably professional.

4)    Food Coupons

This one doesn’t even need any explanation. All the days where you skipped meals because you had too much work will be redeemed, and redeemed well.

5)    The Den

Easy access to what is the coolest room on campus, which will also serve as your second home for a few weeks preceding the festival. Fond memories will be made and the place will give you intense feels every time you walk past it afterwards. Walk up in the Den like what up I got a sponsor!

6)    The Best Seats for Every Event

Flagship events like Das Ka Tees and Electrocuted take place in the Sophia Bhabha Hall, notorious for filling up too fast. That is, unless you’re a coordinator. Because guess who has seats reserved for them right at the front where they can watch everything up close? The same applies to seats for the After 8 event, which is exactly what it sounds like.

7)    Walkie-Talkies
This is practically one of your biggest childhood fantasies come true. Sure, you have cell phones and WhatsApp and text messaging, but nothing compares to the feel of saying ‘over and out’ into a walkie-talkie.

                     

8)    T-shirts

A big part of being Indian is getting way more excited about any free stuff than is appropriate, no matter how trivial it is. Not only do these bad boys distinguish give you authority, you have one more piece of clothing to wear until it becomes the dirty rag that you use to wipe things clean.

So, children, explore your talents, have loads of fun, and when you see an opportunity, take it and go.