People who would accept us for who we are and work well with us.
Well, one drama that i have been hooked onto for rather long would definitely emphasis the importance of group communication and how groups work differently even with everyone's different characteristics, to actually achieve group synergy.
And the drama is known as GREEK which was actually named after the fact that the storyline is about the whole 'greek system' in college where you are allowed to enrol yourself in certain fraternitys or sorority's which is like a kind of 'brotherhood/sisterhood' whereby you live together, in one house with your fellow 'brother' & 'sister' and you do activities together, plan events and even help each other to study and guide one another to have a complete proper college experience.
The show's plots often take place within the confines of the fictional fraternities, Kappa Tau Gamma (ΚΤΓ) and Omega Chi Delta (ΩΧΔ), or the fictional sorority, Zeta Beta Zeta (ΖΒZ). Throughout the course of the series, other non-Greek characters and situations are introduced, but they all tie into larger relationships with the Greeks.
Mostly, the show clearly depicts how the new students are put thru a series of tests so as to make sure they would be included into the fraternity/sorority to make sure that they would fit the groups thinking and eventually, as seen by one of the main character Rusty Cartwright, you can observe that though he was actually a 'geek' in a way. He was still accepted in the Kappa Tau Gamma house as there was some shared similarity between the house members and Rusty and so they were willing to socially accept him and form interpersonal relationships with him.
With the forming of such fraternity and sorority's it just goes to show how much people want to be socially accepted and what people would do to 'fit in' to a certain social construct just to have group communication.
Also through the usage of proximity, since all the students in the specific fraternity/sorority live together under one roof, there is an increase in the interaction of the group and this increases the group cohesion and communication as like in GREEK, when one 'sister' has a problem and seems rather depressed in the house, the other 'sisters' immediately try to get to the bottom of the problem and try to cheer her up and try to be there for her as since living together would make you turn to the other person when you're stuck in a rut or have something to get off your chest.
So im gonna leave you with the trailer of the GREEK series and please do comment about what do you think on how people form groups and how they make it work very well and come together properly whereas certain people and their groups do not work so well together.
i think that groups of friends have to simply 'click'.and first impressions count alot, because if you receive a bad impression of someone, he/she will find it extremely difficult for them to get back in your good books.A good example of groups would be project groups in school.sometimes,in unfortunate situations,u land in a group that has maybe 1 or 2 ppl whom you cant work with.however for the sake of your grade, no matter how many squabbles you get into, your team always gets the job done. although the quality may be subjective.
ReplyDeleteto conclude, i think that many pple classify groups into 2 types, the grp of friends and the 'doing work' grp. of cause it would be ideal if both the groups consisted of the same ppl.
I guess groups are formed in many suitation. Some is for benefits (wanna get something out of it) & some of it simply because they enjoy your company. A group can only be successful when all team members voice out their own opinion and views are agreed mutually.
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ReplyDeleteWorking in groups is pretty much similar to how you deal with people you meet on a daily basis. You meet people with different cultural backgrounds and they are of a different personality most of the time. When you meet someone who is not exactly easy to get along with, you try to understand where they are coming from and try to put yourself in their shoes. Practising such tolerance and sticking it out is the glue that keeps a group together.
ReplyDeleteI think it's sad how Greek proposes the idea of simulating tests to judge a person before letting him or her being socially accepted into a certain group.
ReplyDeletePeople act differently when put in different sitautions and how one performs in such one-time tests should not be taken to be good representations of one's character or loyalty etc.
Moreover, true friends never judge and this is practically what they do first before even accepting one as a friend. As such, can these friendships forged be even be labelled as true? If one "sister" in the house is upset, and another house member goes to comfort her, is it more of an obligation to fulfill one's duty of being a part of a group or that person's desire to sincerely show care for that "sister"?
I believe that when working in groups, people should eradicate their stereotypes against others and in fact, learn to embrace and adapt to the differences that we all share. To tap onto and complement each other's strengths and compensate each other's flaws :)
Interesting. But i have never come across this "GREEK" before. all i can say is that, it is still best to be yourself. Love yourself for who you are!
ReplyDeleteEveryday we meet people from all walks of life for different reasons.For the different reasons, we formed group to get things done. We must understand "why" the existance of each members in the group to really get things going.
ReplyDeleteSocial groupings have been an integral part of human society for millenia. Since the first humans realised they were less likely to get eaten when in a larger group as opposed to roughing it out alone, people have come together for one reason: mutual benefit.
ReplyDeleteToday these reasons have changed from the threat of predators to other less dire motivations. Its obviously easier to obtain information/hit the wild parties/get laid in a fraternity of popular girls rather than alone. Its why fraternities are so heavily fought for in universities, benefits of sisterhood cannot even remotely compare to living alone.
Oh, and dont claim your friendship is altruistic either. Even something as simple as talking is a form of entertainment, which is a mutual benefit =)
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ReplyDeleteI figured that every friendship starts off with much joy and laughter. Buddies of the same frequency/personalities/interests start hanging out. However as time goes by, and people get to know each other better, conflicts are inevitable. From my point of view, I realised voicing out is a pretty good way to maintain a friendship. Be open to each other, so that they will know what you are thinking, thus try to understand.
The phrase "Birds of a feather flock together" illustrates how people of similar characteristics tend to hang out as a group. In my opinion, to a large extent I feel that in order for a group to function successfully, the group members should most definitely have comparative traits.
ReplyDeleteWhen people of the same wavelength hang out together, they tend to have a better understanding of one another in terms of communication, actions and behaviour. There will most likely be lesser disagreements and squabbles which are negative situations that will cause disharmony in a group.
However having said that, it is also possible for people of different characteristics to function successfully. Here in this case, as conflicts will most likely occur due to differences in viewpoints and so forth, one has to put in more effort for a group to function successfully. That is for instance, one has to be less judgemental and try to gain a better understanding of one another.
Hence I conclude that it is easier for a group of people who are similar to function successfully as compared to a group that makes up people of varying characteristics.
The phrase "Birds of a feather flock together" illustrates how people of similar characteristics tend to hang out as a group. In my opinion, to a large extent I feel that in order for a group to function successfully, the group members should most definitely have comparative traits.
ReplyDeleteWhen people of the same wavelength hang out together, they tend to have a better understanding of one another in terms of communication, actions and behaviour. There will most likely be lesser disagreements and squabbles which are negative situations that will cause disharmony in a group.
However having said that, it is also possible for people of different characteristics to function successfully. Here in this case, as conflicts will most likely occur due to differences in viewpoints and so forth, one has to put in more effort for a group to function successfully. That is for instance, one has to be less judgemental and try to gain a better understanding of one another.
Hence I conclude that it is easier for a group of people who are similar to function successfully as compared to a group that makes up people of varying characteristics.
We all just want to belong dont we. Even if we do not accept what the others say and even when they are mocking your beliefs. We still do not stand up for what we believe in because at the end of the day, we do not want to be alone. My point is, we all put on a mask just for the sake of a sense of belonging.
ReplyDeleteForming groups for the purpose of social interaction is one thing, but forming one to do work is another.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I feel that work groups are more efficient if the members are strangers, not friends. We tend to bbe more lenient on our friends and more often than not,the task at hand seldom gets done on time.
However, in this case that you've shared, they were all put in groups based on similarities and such but the purpose of the group is for interacting. I guess this each sorority is basically a huge clique!
Differences in the purpose aside, in order to work well, group communications is indeed important!
At the end of the day, groups work because the people of the group are most probably alike to one another. Like in the case of greek, the different fraternities consist of different types of people. The more type A personality college students join the Omega Chi Delta house while the more laid back personalities join the Kappa Tau Gamma house. In real life, that is how it is. We stick to people we are more comfortable with. Hardly, do we rather take on the challenge on asking the 'weird' person to sit with us or asking the foreigner to join our group for group projects.
ReplyDeleteSha, i dont know if its just me. But the trailer does not seem to be working.
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, groups do not work when they fail to communicate. When the relaxed person fails to tell the domineering person to slow down and the domineering person fails to explain why he/she rather do it a.s.a.p, conflict occurs and this disrupts the group work.
Know the person you are dealing with. Get to know their personality and try to work around it. If you cant beat them, join them. :)