Groups

During orientation we were separated into small groups of 4-5 people that we would be working with for the entire year. That made me a little nervous.

All these questions were going through my head: would we all get along? Would we hang out outside of class? Would there be one person who slacks off? Would we have a person that wouldn’t get anyone else get a word in? Would we work well together for two entire semesters??

Wednesday right before lunch we were handed a sheet of paper assigning our teams. I was placed on Team 9 along with Donavon Boykin, Mark Frazier, Brian Kubis and Peter Landis. My first reaction was, well I’ve only talked to Mark, and that was Monday morning for about 10 minutes so I know nothing about any of these 4 boys. Within 5 minutes I realized I was stuck with 2 TarHeels, a Pirate and thank goodness another NCSU Alum (who is unfortunately graduating at the end of the year).

Throughout that day at the ropes course, we started to get to know each other better and realized we all had completely different backgrounds. We each had so much to bring to the table and we are willing to work hard, but also wanted to have fun. 

And so “Team Dominate” was formed.

Well 3 weeks into school, I couldn’t be happier about my group. We laugh, have fun and joke around...but more importantly we support each other and push each other to the limits in order to reach our full potential. We each play to our own strengths, and help each other in our weak areas. These groups are designed for not only class projects, but also for studying and keeping up with class materials. I’m excited that we all get along so well and are able to joke around while still getting our work done.

Meet Team Dominate 

Brian, Donavon, me, Mark & Peter