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...SAME KIND of luck steered Ehrenreich into PBH...
...When I first got to college I didn't think about PBH at all," says Ehrenreich. Instead, she got involved with the South African Solidarity Committee (SASC), a group that "did not think much about public service...
...Ehrenreich found the group "frustrating," because very little was accomplished. She knew that PBH was involved with helping Harvard's union. "Since I was already doing support work for HUCTW, I went to join...and discovered that I was already a member." To increase the numbers of students involved, the PBH union committee had included on its roster the names of all students working with HUCTW, regardless of whether they were working through PBH...
...hear her tell it, much of Ehrenreich's success comes from being the right person at the right time. She says she got a position at PBH mostly "by accident." When a PBH committee member suggested that the group elect a woman to the position of fundraiser as well as a man, Ehrenreich happened to be the only woman in the room. Although she had only recently gotten involved with the public service group, Ehrenreich ran for the position unopposed and, not surprisingly, was elected...
...idea what I was getting into," explains Ehrenreich. But although she might try to write off her achievements as accidental, her practiced articulateness is evidence of an experienced leader. Asked about the structure of PBH and her role as president, she launched into an intense litany for several minutes before breaking off. "Sorry. I could go on for hours. It's from working as a fundraiser for so long," Ehrenreich says...