From the (Candidate) Chairman

The moment it all starts, you send a mail to the current board that you’re interested in becoming a board member for the next academic year. When I started studying at the University of Twente I would have never thought I would be in this position at all. And yet here I am, writing this article, because I became the 46th candidate chairman and officer of internal affairs of Inter-Actief.

Now the time is flying by way too fast. At the moment of writing, I have been a candidate board member for more than 2 months already, and the end of the year is already getting close. I have already had the time to get to know Inter-Actief way better and even more important to get to know the rest of my candidate much better. I have already been introduced to what it means to be part of the Inter-Actief board and what responsibilities I will have next year. Not only have I been moving from meeting to meeting during the week, but I also got to know the other candidate boards and how to do my task as chairman and officer of internal affairs next year.

Even though we, as a candidate board, have learned as much as possible, we still have a big task ahead of us next year since we will be with only 4 board members. The last time Inter-Actief had a board with so few members was 12 years ago, when the association was way smaller than it is now. But even with all of this, we are still looking forward to taking up the challenge of running an association and trying to be the best for Inter-Actief.

Now that the summer holidays are almost here, it is also time to prepare for the change GMM, but first there is the Kick-In. Now we have to give a good impression of Inter-Actief to the new students and try to convince them that it is worth it to become part of Inter-Actief.

After all of that, it is time for the change GMM. Here, we will reveal our plans for the upcoming year. The moment you start working on these plans, you get to find out what you want to achieve with each other. This was the first time for me that I had had to fully do my task as candidate chairman, and I think this went pretty well. This was my first confirmation that I made the right choice by signing up for the candidate board, and that I already have learned a lot in the last few months.

And then, after we are hopefully accepted by the GMM, our board year starts. We will have to do regular room duties, and all the responsibilities will be on our shoulders. We will be trying to help as many students as possible and get the first years involved in the association as well. Furthermore, we will continue stimulating hosting activities and try to be there for the members. We will be hosting study evenings, LAN parties, sporting activities and of course, our Tuesday afternoon drinks.

And of course, Inter-Actief wouldn’t be anywhere without her members. And the best way to ensure that Inter-Actief can be there for her members is by listening to them. So if you want to know more about the association or us, you can always drop by the association room to spend some quality time with fellow students, ask questions about the study, or maybe leave some good ideas. This last point can also be done by sending an email to goodidea@inter-actief.net.

I hope to see you soon!

About Thijs

Thijs was born in a beautiful town called Raalte more than 20 years ago. Before he came to the University of Twente he first graduated from Carmel College Salland. He has almost finished his second year of TCS now, and he has been active for Inter-Actief for more than a year already. During his activism, he has been part of the GameCie, aXi, PromCie, RIAlly and Kick-IT, and now he is ready to become the next chairman and officer of internal affairs for Inter-Actief. Next to being at Inter-Actief almost all day, you might find him at one of the afternoon drinks or playing hockey at DHC Drienerlo.