I then began to look at the formation of this community. What is most interesting is that individuals come to RPI with little or no connections to any other person coming to RPI. Then within one week before classes various organizations such as the Office of First Year Experience as well as Residence Life. These two groups together create bonding situations for the new inhabitants of freshman hill trying to create a sense of community within the group. They put together events such as the freshman olympics. At this even the individual dorms are meant to ban together to act as one to compete against the other dorms in such events as vollyball, puzzles, and banner making. They try to make the students feel welcome and like they are part of something.
The first diagram maps out the proximity of the dorms and their location on campus.
The second diagram maps out the week before classes which has events that attempt to link the freshmen as a community.
The third diagram maps out who exactly is working with the freshman to create this company. It shows the various parts of Residence life, showing the break down of the student community and their relationship to the freshmen within the dorms.
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