The group I chose to observe and analyze was the International Students Association. I found the group by going to the student government office and getting a list of all the different clubs and organizations on campus. After spending a few days debating on what group I wanted to observe, I chose the International Students Association.. I knew my friend Raj that I worked with was a member of the group. He had been a authority figure the year before and I figured that he'd be a good person to ask about it, The next day in work, I talked to him about the project and he said that there would be no problem with me observing the group. He went and asked the president if there were any problems but he was also extremely nice and welcoming. After getting the final approval I made sure I was ready to observe their first meeting. The main reason I picked the ISA was because I felt I would get many different opinions from different kinds of people. The ISA is mostly foreign exchange students or students who were not born in America. The meetings and club is also open to anyone who wants to join. The main reason it was setup was to make people culturally aware and at the same time help foreign exchange students understand American ideas and way of living a little better. I didn't really know what to think at first going into the club. I thought I might be out of place considering I'm not from another country and I was born in the United States. I had never even been out of the country. So I guess I was a little nervous myself. Raj gave me the date of the first meeting and I made sure I was prepared to observe the group.
             When I showed up at the first meeting everyone was just standing around and talking. There were a couple kids I knew so I went over and talked to them for while. There were many kids just sitting alone waiting for the meeting to start. They seemed to almost be nervous. After about 5 minutes the president...