text: First of all, taking part in an extracurricular activity helps students be more socially involved. According to Generic_Name, a guidance counselor at Generic_School, 96% of students that participated in one or more extracurricular activities have more friends. In other words, it is highly likely that a student will make a new friend or gain friends in an extracurricular activity that they participate in. Increasing the number of friends a student has would then make them more socially involved.