Fish Camp Chair Can’t Maintain Facade Much Longer

With the recent movement of organization-related activities to a strictly online format, Fish Camp has reported a surge in burnout among its chairs. The decline in staff morale has reportedly resulted due to the decision from director staff to report weekly updates on Fish Camp’s official Instagram account rather than during meetings involving the organization’s leaders.

“It is tough trying to remain positive when my counselors ask me if Fish Camp will be held this year,” said one Fish Camp chair, who wished to remain anonymous. “I can only keep lying to their faces for so long before it takes a toll.”

Fish Camp staff has been encouraged to host bonding activities over Zoom to make up for interaction that would have happened in person this semester. “I can only play Pictionary so many times before my counselors become bored,” said the chair. “We tried to host a vulnerability activity for our counselors over Zoom last weekend, but my partner and I were the only ones that cried.”

Director staff has implored chairs to continue to keep spirits high as the organization waits for a decision from Texas A&M University’s leadership regarding the possibility of Fish Camp moving online. “They already put themselves through a month-long process of sleep deprivation and deteriorating mental health during counselor review,” said Fish Camp Head Director Bradley Borland. “The least they could do is act like all that work wasn’t for nothing.”

Fish Camp has stated that, even if they cannot hold the orientation camp at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center, some form of Fish Camp will be held online. In the event of an online move, director staff reported freshmen will be paired up with remaining counselors by an algorithm that sorts students by sexual preference, political party identification, religious background, and major.

 

— 4.0 & Tow