They've had folks (including me, actually) offer to help and express interest in club "jobs" and leadership roles. My experience has been that they simply aren't interested doing anything different. They get upset and defensive when suggestions are made and questions are asked even when done so in a calm, logical, non-personal-attack sort of way. I can only conclude they don't want to hear it and certainly don't want or feel they need any change.
In terms of personnel and those with "power" (if you want to call it that)...well, you're either in the inner-circle or you're not. If you're not in it, your chances of working your way in are pretty slim. It's almost impossible for new folks to work their way to the inside when, rather than hold elections, folks get hand picked and receive an appointment to the post from whomever currently holds the job or is the club President. The general membership doesn't have a clue any of this is going on until they've read (sort-of) about this stuff in the magazine months after is actually happened.
Yeah, I know...I need to get over it. That club seems destined to the poster child of "it is what it is." Take it or leave it, I guess.
