Lafayette Essay

One group that I have come to love working with is Hanover Crew. I have grown to love this community and have become more and more involved over time. I enjoy the warm inviting atmosphere, and have been drawn into this corps of hard-working students. During the season, I put forth extra effort to help make sure that everything goes according to plan on race days. For instance, in addition to the usual checkout of the oarlocks and slides, I also assist the coaches by making sure the shells are ready for transport. The proper method for strapping shells securely to the boat racks is not easily learned, and I am one of only two or three people on the team who are entrusted with this important task.  I also promote the crew team to anyone who will listen. Not everyone at the school agrees with my enthusiasm for crew, but usually it’s just because they haven’t tried the sport. Usually once they try it, people tend to fall in love with it. So, I recommend crew to friends, teammates in other sports, and freshmen because the more people we can get to try out crew, the better.