really, this is just my humble opinion, and if you don't like it, please ignore it, i do not wish to cause discord.
i think it is really going against the spirit of gracious professionalism to be founding such elitist clubs as these. everyone here loves FIRST. isn't that enough?
isn't it enough that we go out into the community and help spread the love of robots and the related science and technology?
what good does it do anybody to create exclusive clubs, where people may only join if nominated. not only nominated, but once that is done, they *might* get in. it just depends on how the review board judges them. the review board cannot see a persons heart, nor can they hear a persons thoughts. and seeing as any given person can be hundreds of miles away from the said board, it would be impossible for them to witness the actions taken by that individual.
i do not see this as right. i do not see this as fun. i think that in the off season boredom many people have gotten the idea that it's okay to do things like this. a lot of us sought FIRST in an effort to find something outside of the cruel social ladder of high school, where we could learn without having to deal with the popular people's $@#$@#$@#$@#. don't drag it in here
on the other hand, i really do appreciate everyone's enthusiasm for the program. however, if you want to create smth like this, there may be a better way to do it.
again, please ignore this if you don't like it. i'm not trying to start a flame war. i just wanted to express my disappointment :/