The common misconception that most people have about honor societies and scholars is that they are just academically gifted students that seek to gain good grades and nothing more. A true scholar, however, is much more than a person who vies for a number grade on their test. The characteristics of a scholar is someone who is not only academically gifted, but also, displays the willingness and ability to take leadership and strive to give back to the community in any way possible. Whether it be on a local, national, or even global scale, any form of service is key to defining what a scholar portrays. Therefore, as Baruch scholars, it is each of our responsibilities to not only focus on maintaining our GPA for our scholarships and future success. We must remember the true definition of a scholar and embody this in our everyday lives within every opportunity that we are given. We should not have to be forced to do community service because the school mandates it, but rather, do it from our own will. A perfect example of this would be to volunteer with no reward or assignment attached to it. Instead, we do it in order to give back to the community that in its own special way had provided for each of us, even if it was only one instance. When we are blessed with a life and abilities that people wish everyday they had, it becomes our obligation to spread the blessings that we have received as well. Therefore, a true scholar uses the gifts and blessings that she or he has received and carries the blessings on to the next person.
