Student "Groups" on Campus
I've been in groups at many points in my life, especially in the classroom environment, but I never actually compared the structure of one group to another. Actually, I should say teams, not groups. Being assigned a group/team in a class is something all of us have done before or, if not, are doing now; but it's something most of us have done outside of class. Whether it be playing sports, being a part of student government, or even being greek, I'm sure most of us have been on some form of a team.
I couldn't help but think of the greek system here at Case while reading about and discussing groups and teams. Everything said today made complete sense to me because I was able to relate it to my real life experience. By no means am I telling people to go greek, but I know there are some members, other than myself, of the greek community in our class and I thought this might help us all connect everything we said in class today. Also, I'm assuming the business and accounting fraternities operate similarly.
If you think about it, clear boundaries and different roles are spelled out in officer descriptions. We have common tasks, especially during recruitment. We are dependent upon each other, expecting the offiers to do their duties.
We also have the same disadvantages of a team. When one officer does not complete his/her duty, the whole chapter suffers in some way. Also, as someone said in class, it is very easy for some people to slack off while a handful do the majority of the work.
I just thought this would be a useful connection to some of the students in the class. I hope it's helpful.
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