Question in my mind

I started to think:

Do we (rowing team) give an impression to the PE section that we have too close association with the rowing club, such that they would think the following two ways:

1. We usually recruit ppl from the member from the club, such that there is not guarantee on the quality of the athletes in the team.
2. We may get the financial support from the rowing club.

Having such an impression, and with the aim of cutting benefits among all the sports team, they may choose to cut the benefits from our team?

I think on one hand we want to struggle to become an official sports team, but on the other hand we show them that we can choose not to be one? What's our stance?