Teamwork

Throughout the first week of activities at Drexel University, it was not the planned activities that were memorable for me. It was one tiny activity that was produced by a bunch of freshman in the Myers building. This activity was a pick up game of beach volley ball. 

It was late Sunday afternoon and with the anxiety that comes along with the beginning of class, a few of us needed to participate in an activity that would relieve the stress. Everyone has noticed the beach volleyball courts on campus so our first idea was to get a game going. We rounded up six people, who a few days ago were complete strangers, and headed to the courts.

When we got there we saw a game winding down so we got ready to play. As we stepped on to the court we set up our rotation and began to play. After only a few scores later, we realized we were playing against a team that was mainly made up of students who only a few weeks ago lost in the semifinals in a big volleyball tournament. Now here we are, practically a team of strangers playing against a team that has as much chemistry as a chemistry lab. By the end of the game we lost 25-17 but that didn't stop us. We wanted one more game.

We played hard, used teamwork and grew together throughout that second game. We got out to a 7-2 lead which after a few moments was erased to a 8-8 tie. We played hard, picked up each other when needed and played as a team. Although we ended up losing 25-21, I was able to walk away from the game with a feeling of accomplishment. 

I felt like I was officially ready to begin classes at Drexel University. This volleyball experience showed me that I was ready to make new friends and work together with them in order to achieve bigger and better things. To say the least, this unplanned, small event was able to show to me that Drexel is full of people who want to, and will, work together to help each other exceed in their majors.