One of the first things I signed up for on campus was for Alpha Lead. I wanted to meet more students around campus that cared about growing and learning to be a student leader. I randomly got placed in the most amazing group with the best facilitators. From the first day, we learned everyone’s names, worked together, and laughed as a group. I don’t know what exactly made our group click so easily, but it made me very excited to come back each Thursday for five weeks. It was a great transition in the beginning of the year from Leadership Safari to real classes and coursework. Being on the Green Machine Alpha Team gave me the chance to become closer with one of my roommates, a couple of girls in my cohort, and students I got to meet from around campus. I really liked that it was a mixture of student leaders from around campus because I got to find connections that I wouldn’t have without it. Also, I enjoyed that we got to meet once a week for five weeks so we had time to reflect on what we learned and it wasn’t all crammed into a consecutive session. I saw my group connect and work together most when we had to use ropes to bring a ball from one side of the room to another. It challenged us to all play a role in the process instead of one person doing it alone because we all had to participate at the same time. I am very glad that I got the opportunity to be a participant in the Alpha Leadership Experience.
The Green Machines doing a leadership challenge activity
Developing Leadership as a Lifestyle 