2008 Woodie Awards
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Emerging Leaders and Greeks find leadership in the woods.
By Pierre Hines
Issue date: 10/1/07 Section: Leadership
What better way to break the ice among a group people than to go on a field trip? The newest edition of Emerging Leaders attended their annual one day retreat along with Kean's sororities and fraternities. The day was filled with fun games and activities allowing all participants to enjoy themselves on a Friday. The retreat was designed to break students out of their comfort zones and help them learn how to become more receptive to their colleagues. It was a terrific way to learn new things and appreciate the talents and skills that others bring forth to the table. The group played games involving the need to think outside of their circle, square, and even human knots; yeah they had a blast! The location of where this all took place was the local Monmouth County park. Once everyone was sectioned off, they intensively put their game faces on clearly stating, "Let the games begin."
Cedric Zebaze, junior Physical Education, explained his favorite event called the "Sea of Chocolate." He stated, "This event was a retreat, but it turned out to be a reunion for all different Greek letter organizations. The whole retreat was to motivate all of us to do better in our everyday life situations." "The retreat was an educational event that helped with communication skills among different type of people," said Ashely Cere, sophomore Art Education major, remarking about her experience.
This expedition in the woods included wall-climbing with rocks to hang onto for support, which seemed to be extremely eye catching, however no wall-climbing took place that day. Time would not allow the young leaders to conquer the wall. The special tasks the instructor asked everyone to perform were all for legitimate reasons. Some assignments were being able to trust, overcome fears, and to gain confidence in the person you are. The instructor stated most of the activities were designed to help you apply excellent leadership skills on campus. "As an Emerging Leader at the retreat we became closer to one another by communicating, working together as a group, having positive attitudes. At the retreat I learned how to become a better person," said Scott Behnke, freshmen Criminal Justice major.
Even though this event was outdoors, the atmosphere was a remarkable occasion with friendly hearts and shining smiles. As you can probably tell, this retreat was a very enjoyable day for the Emerging Leaders and the Greeks - all whom that participated left with at least one new friend.
Cedric Zebaze, junior Physical Education, explained his favorite event called the "Sea of Chocolate." He stated, "This event was a retreat, but it turned out to be a reunion for all different Greek letter organizations. The whole retreat was to motivate all of us to do better in our everyday life situations." "The retreat was an educational event that helped with communication skills among different type of people," said Ashely Cere, sophomore Art Education major, remarking about her experience.
This expedition in the woods included wall-climbing with rocks to hang onto for support, which seemed to be extremely eye catching, however no wall-climbing took place that day. Time would not allow the young leaders to conquer the wall. The special tasks the instructor asked everyone to perform were all for legitimate reasons. Some assignments were being able to trust, overcome fears, and to gain confidence in the person you are. The instructor stated most of the activities were designed to help you apply excellent leadership skills on campus. "As an Emerging Leader at the retreat we became closer to one another by communicating, working together as a group, having positive attitudes. At the retreat I learned how to become a better person," said Scott Behnke, freshmen Criminal Justice major.
Even though this event was outdoors, the atmosphere was a remarkable occasion with friendly hearts and shining smiles. As you can probably tell, this retreat was a very enjoyable day for the Emerging Leaders and the Greeks - all whom that participated left with at least one new friend.