You have a great idea for a logo for your dorm baseball cap. A couple of you are noticing that some people are slacking off on their dorm jobs. Group Meetings are designed to help you and the other members of your dorm work out issues on your own, and take responsibility for the quality of the living environment that you help create and manage. Twice a week, members of each dorm gather in their lounges to discuss concerns and new ideas. Although the dorm parent is present, he or she remains in the background.
Students are in control of the meeting and the agenda.
They know how to run the meetings, and the format works. Then, you go around the circle and find out what issue each of you wants to discuss. You summarize the issue and then everyone wrestles with the solution, trying to get their points across while respecting other people's opinions. By the end of the meeting, everyone agrees to take responsibility for abiding by the game plan developed. At the Group Meeting two weeks from now, you will evaluate the success of your chosen course of action.