I got started in FIRST b/c my dad dragged me into it SPAM's first year (1998..I was in 7th grade). Then I stayed on the next year b/c a girl from my church was dragged to the meetings by her father (one of our engineers) and, hey, I liked the nuts on the team. Then in high school I really didn't want to do it. I thought I would have no time. So I didn't show up to a single fall meeting. Then in January, one of my freinds begged me to come with him to the announcing of that year's game so he would know someone there. So I did and, well, stayed with it (ok..so he had to beg and plead again for me to come to the next few meetings).
Hmm. Why am I in FIRST still? Probably because I'm sure everyone would injure me if I wasn't. I have some good friends who are on my team and, besides that one engineer and his daugher, I'm the oldest team member and someone needs to be around from SPAM:the early years. I'm also somehow in charge of the newsletter, website, and Chairman's Award. I"m sure this year and next will be the last I'm involved at all because the school I want to go to doesn't have a team (far as I know) and I certainly don't have the organizational skills needed to start one. (hint hint to anyone at or going to USF:Start a team by 2003!) Guess that answers the question.
