Ropes

On September 14 the First Year Seminar, Groupology, completed the Challenge Discover ropes course on the campus of the University of Richmond. The C-D leader remind the group that the purpose of the event was to examine the group's dynamics, but with a focus on growth--moving out of the Comfort Zone to the Learning Zone (and avoid time spent in the "Panic Zone").

After preliminary events, such as the "best sandwich" memory task and the untangle the rope task, the group excelled at transporting water in three difficult challenges. Following these warm up activities, the group ascended to the high ropes course, and completed--by team work, communication, support, and leadership--the task of moving across the platforms in a coordinated flow.