Recommended for you

Start writing a post

Sports

If You're An Odyssey President, You'll Be Annoyed By These 11 Things, Too

We love our creators and we literally bleed Odyssey, but that doesn't make our jobs easy.

Tessa Boucher

Dec 05, 2018

Rhode Island College

If You're An Odyssey President, You'll Be Annoyed By These 11 Things, Too

pexels.com

Being a part of the leadership roles here at Odyssey is honestly a life changing experience. I've gained a whole lot of knowledge, and patience, and how to run a pretty kick-ass team. However, being a President of anything can have its challenges, and leading a group of college kids can be even more challenging. If you've ever held a leadership role with Odyssey, you'll know these things to be true, too.

1.When your creators don't submit on time.

Giphy

You've had ample time to submit AND ask for an extension, so where's your article??

2. When they ignore GroupMe messages

Giphy

Sorry for ruining your life with my FRIENDSHIP

3. When your creators straight up ghost you

Giphy

No, it's fine, really, I'll just keep thinking about why you hate me and this team for the rest of my life.

4. When they don't attend important meetings

We get it, you're busy. And that's fine! But missing every single one, or not caring to at least attempt to go? That hurts.

5. Or they skip Odyssey Hangouts

Giphy

These aren't required, but we plan them especially FOR our creators, so we can feel more like a family than an organization. So when nobody shows up after we planned months in advance, it hurts our feelings.

6. When they don't respond to call to actions

Giphy

They usually take less than 5 minutes to respond to, anyway, and I KNOW you're on your phone 24/7, so, why?

7. When they ignore weekly emails

Giphy

Because I love crafting the perfectly worded email, adding a ton of colors and fonts to make it pop just to be ignored. Seriously, I love it SO much.

8. When they don't ask for an extension when they're a repeat late submitter

Giphy

Knowing full well they're gonna be late submitting again this week. I see you.

9. When you see them in person and they ignore you

Giphy

Cool, I'll just be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I don't exist then.

10. When they ask the wrong people for extensions

I'm the President for a reason, what are you doing?

11. But at the end of the day, you love them like they're your children

Giphy

Even the disobedient ones. Even the ones that don't respond to your cute texts. Because being an Odyssey President means leading a team, and you love the people you're surrounded with. For better or for worse.

odyssey president

Report this Content

This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.

Featured

15 Mind-Bending Riddles

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

Ursinus College

190623

Ilistrated image of the planet and images of questions

StableDiffusion

I've been super busy lately with school work, studying, etc. Besides the fact that I do nothing but AP chemistry and AP economics, I constantly think of stupid questions that are almost impossible to answer. So, maybe you could answer them for me, and if not then we can both wonder what the answers to these 15 questions could be.

Keep Reading...Show less

philosophical

Relationships

Power of Love Letters

I don't think I say it enough...

New Brunswick, NJ

458025

Illistrated image of a letter with 2 red hearts

StableDiffusion

To My Loving Boyfriend,

Thank you for all that you do for me
Thank you for working through disagreements with me
Thank you for always supporting me
I appreciate you more than words can express
You have helped me grow and become a better person
I can't wait to see where life takes us next
I promise to cherish every moment with you
Thank you for being my best friend and confidante
I love you and everything you do

To start off, here's something I don't say nearly enough: thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You do so much for me that I can't even put into words how much I appreciate everything you do - and have done - for me over the course of our relationship so far. While every couple has their fair share of tiffs and disagreements, thank you for getting through all of them with me and making us a better couple at the other end. With any argument, we don't just throw in the towel and say we're done, but we work towards a solution that puts us in a greater place each day. Thank you for always working with me and never giving up on us.

Keep Reading...Show less

love story

Lifestyle

11 Signs You Grew Up In Hauppauge, NY

Because no one ever really leaves.

Rider University

26715

Google

Ah, yes, good old Hauppauge. We are that town in the dead center of Long Island that barely anyone knows how to pronounce unless they're from the town itself or live in a nearby area. Hauppauge is home to people of all kinds. We always have new families joining the community but honestly, the majority of the town is filled with people who never leave (high school alumni) and elders who have raised their kids here. Around the town, there are some just some landmarks and places that only the people of Hauppauge will ever understand the importance or even the annoyance of.

Keep Reading...Show less

hauppague

Recommended for you

If You're An Odyssey President, You'll Be Annoyed By These 11 Things, Too

We love our creators and we literally bleed Odyssey, but that doesn't make our jobs easy.

1.When your creators don't submit on time.

2. When they ignore GroupMe messages

3. When your creators straight up ghost you

4. When they don't attend important meetings

5. Or they skip Odyssey Hangouts

6. When they don't respond to call to actions

7. When they ignore weekly emails

8. When they don't ask for an extension when they're a repeat late submitter

9. When you see them in person and they ignore you

10. When they ask the wrong people for extensions

11. But at the end of the day, you love them like they're your children

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

As if May wasn't enough, a truly spectacular Northern Lights show lit up the sky on Oct. 10, 2024

Northern Lights in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Northern Lights in Outer Banks, North Carolina

Northern Lights in Massachusetts

Northern Lights in New Jersey

Northern Lights in California

Northern Lights in Bronx, New York

Northern Lights in St. Louis, Missouri

Northern Lights in New York City

Northern Lights in Maine

Northern Lights in New Hampshire

Northern Lights in Kentucky

Northern Lights in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The world needs you.

I don't think I say it enough...

Because no one ever really leaves.

Hauppauge High School

Palace or Paradise?

Smith Haven, only!

That 20-minute drive

Restaurant Row

The Rinx

We are that town

The Industrial Park

High School Teachers

Hot Bagels

The Hill

Trending Topics

Top Creators

Trending Stories

Best of Sports

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments

Subscribe to our
Newsletter