BCIT Legacy

I have been a member of BCIT Legacy for 9 months now. Legacy is a fair new club comparing to the other existing clubs on campus, but we continuously hold our own events and participate school ones. It's amazing when you got to watch a small club which not much people heard before, to people starting to have an awareness of the existence of Legacy!

Basically what we do in Legacy is to aim for something to leave on campus every year. The first project was a cherry tree, which was planted in front of the business school. Last year's project was a photo gallery exhibited in Library Learning Commons.  

Some of the advantages that I gain by joining Legacy:

Meet People and Make Friends

Since our club is not limited to any school, students come from everywhere. We have members from engineering, nursing, marketing, airplane maintenance, etc, which is good to meet people outside of your program. If you are a BCIT full-time student, then you know that you have a set of classmates, who take the same courses as you do. By joining a club that's not limited to any program, you can easily expand your network.

Opportunity for Organizing Events

I personally organized two events. Speed Dating and Photo Award Ceremony. Honestly, I never had this kind of experience before. Once I got started on organizing, it's a lot of work, but fulfilling as well. You get to talk with the team, club coordinator, and others to discuss your plan. Then, you get to carry it out. I learned a lot from doing so. I constantly needed to contact people, sometimes ask questions, sometimes make a negotiation, and sometimes make a request. When I was organizing events, I got to see things from a marketing perspective as well as finance perspective. It was really interesting!

Practice Our Skills

Whenever you make a mistake in a school club, as long as not a very serious one, it's okay, and you get a chance to learn from it. I see our club as a very small organization, where a lot of things function the way as a company would. Sometimes, when we were trying to promote our events, and nobody really seemed to be care, we learn other ways to attract attention. Those little details is something that I wouldn't be able to notice, if I weren't in the club.

The other thing is leadership. Being a leader is not about giving commands to your team members. It's more about supporting them and helping them to achieve their goals and reach great accomplishments. Without practice, you would never be able to visualize it.


I enjoyed being a member of the club, and look forward to meeting more people and accomplish more together!