Since the street fair after an orientation at Baruch, I was determined to join a club as soon as possible. After all the advices given from my mentor and advisor, I certainly did not want to be the “commuter student who goes home directly after school.” Although Baruch does not have a dorm, that doesn’t mean students cannot be passionate about their school and feel a bond to it. I wanted to be active and explore Baruch beyond the four walls of a classroom. I joined the Sigma Alpha Delta honors society, which is a student organization that coordinates events in the school and do volunteer work. I have attended many of their volunteer events such as Wine and Food Festival, which raised money for the Food Bank of NY and the Starlight Sports Auction, which gave to disabled and underprivileged children. These events may be entirely different from what my group is doing for the Community Service project, but like mentioned; they all provide us with an opportunity to serve our community. Whether it be homeless, hungry, disabled, poor people or uncared for animals, I feel like it is really the effort we put into helping them that counts. It is not entirely about meeting the induction requirements for the Sigma club or satisfying the Baruch Honors Scholars program requirements. People exist to help others. The club will help me in my future in Baruch because it teaches me about teamwork, community service, professional advices, and networking. Understanding how important it is to give service to the community makes me excited to start volunteering for the Bideawee organization that my group is doing. Through the club I learned that it is essential to work as a group. Therefore, I know that my group working closely together will make the volunteer work more effective and lead to great results.