Historian: Kathleen Guytingco
I take paktures and ahpload ahpload to peisbook. Simple as that? Well, I suppose it could be. For starters, I would say that the possession of a good quality camera (iPhone 6 has impeccable quality btw) and basic knowledge of taking pictures would be rudimentary for the next historian. An external hard drive or a drive to store all the pictures would also be recommended, since the amount of Kodak FASA moments you will encounter is infinite. (Also BE CAREFUL TO SAFELY EJECT YOUR HARD DRIVE SO IT DOESN’T CORRUPT THE FILES AND YOUR MIND.) With that being said, you will probably have to prepare yourself to be more of an observer than participant at times when at FASA events. Don’t be afraid to get creative with this role; captioning the pictures I upload is almost more essential than the picture itself and, from feedback I’ve heard, really helps give meaning and happiness with the memories the photos consolidate. I also took up a very large project in the board video I chose to create last semester, and hopefully you will all see the fruits of my labor (and all of board!) at MFAS ;)
The importance of taking pictures of our events may seem minuscule compared to the duties of those responsible for planning the events, but having a presence on social media is crucial to getting the word out for our events and for reminding people of all the great times they have with FASA. Though I didn’t do it as often as I wished, I tried to do my best to advertise for any FASA events through the FASA page, the FASA friend, and the FASA Instagram I created. Once again, this requires constant cognition of what events are going on and advertising them in a timely manner. This might not be necessary if there is a technology chair to assume these responsibilities, but I think the beauty of being historian is that you have the flexibility of filling in whatever gaps that need to be filled.
I tried my best to be more than “just historian” on my time on board and I believe that should be the goal of anyone applying to board - whether you apply for Historian, Social Chair, or Treasurer, your significance and contribution is no less than the next position’s responsibilities. Sure, you may be designated to a specific role on board, but in the end we are all a team and we all take responsibility and pride in our organization. The president holds the official role as being the face of FASA, and board is an extension of that. We breathe life into FASA and receive so much more out of it. Being on board is a challenging, but it is in those challenging hardships when we learn the most about ourselves. You can either falter from the responsibilities that add up and burn out, or you can choose to learn how to grow from it by staying ORGANIZED ORGANIZED ORGANIZED (google calendar ALL DAY EVERY DAY) and MANAGING YOUR TIME WISELY so you stay on top of your life and maintain as much sanity as you can. I recommend the latter.