text: First off, they can help with relationships and teamwork. Doing an extracurricular where you frequently work with others can help to improve social skills and teamwork strategies. This will definitely help you in your older years, especially if you're going into a field where you need to be able to communicate with people. Communication and collaboration are things I've gotten much better at since I started joining clubs. You can also meet and connect with new people. I've met some of my closest friends in clubs.