Gingerbread House-MakingPosted January 22, 2008, 8:30 am
Everybody separated into their mentorship families with the intention of making gingerbread houses. Graham crackers and frosting were used for building and marshmallows, sprinkles, and candy were used for decorating. One group strayed from the whole idea and actually started making a gingerbread bridge instead. Throughout the building process, we kept hearing engineering phrases like, “we have liquefaction”, “I’ll work on aesthetics”, and “that structure is seven degrees statically indeterminate!” This whole time, holiday music played in the background to get everybody into good spirit.
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BowlingPosted January 22, 2008, 8:28 am
When we got our lanes, people grouped together in their families and bonded over ten frames of bowling. It started out as a friendly competition; but towards the end, nobody was really keeping score. Everybody was just cheering each other on, giving high-fives all around, and making conversation with the other pairs and families. Afterwards, about ten people stayed to play another intense game.
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Mentorship RevelationsPosted November 12, 2007, 2:53 pm
At the beginning of the meeting, everyone was free to mingle while having Diddy Riese cookies and milk. We started out by playing an ice-breaker called, “I have never…” where the main purpose was to get to know people’s names, hometown, and a random fact in the form of a “I have never…” statement. Afterwards, pairs and families were revealed; and time was given for basic introductions. Next, families sat together and competed against the others in a group activity. They were all given a piece of paper with the letters A to Z shown in a familiar font and color, each corresponding to a brand name. The family that correctly identified the most brand names won free AMC tickets.
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