Narrative Essay On Mu Alpha Theta

Growing up, I was particularly unskilled with mathematics. I hated it. Oddly, something drove me to apply to Mu Alpha Theta, and I went to a meeting where the sponsor and the students talked about all these cool things they do, like tutoring and competing. It was all intimidating, but I participated as much as I could. I wound up at the state convention my sophomore year, where everything changed. I started to socialize quite a bit and found how welcoming of a club I was in. I played on the C team for math bowl because it sounded interesting, and although we got shut out in the first round, the good sportsmanship of Mu Alpha Theta made it fun. The wonderful, encouraging community reached its apex when my friends convinced me to run for state office, and I was elected as the state treasurer. Being a state officer,
I told them who I was, how I wanted to encourage mathematics participation around the country, and what I wanted to do through Mu Alpha Theta. Miraculously, they liked me enough to elect me as the vice president. This year, I have a lot on my shoulders. As the president of my school’s Mu Alpha Theta, I am responsible for generally running the club, but have additionally decided to host a small math competition for elementary schoolers. So far, I have delegated test writing, gained administrative approval, and received registration for 73 participants. This has been an incredibly complex and stressful event to personally plan, but it is the training wheels to planning the state convention next semester.
It’s hard to describe all that I have gained from Mu Alpha Theta. This club helped me grow from introvert to extravert, become a public speaker, gave me experience as an administrator, taught me how to teach through tutoring, and developed my identity. Nothing has ever contributed to my personal growth to such an extent as Mu Alpha