There are 4 stages in group development. The first phase is orientation. During this phase of group development, we got to know who each person was and what they were studying. My group members were Chris Davis, Maria Agosalim, Myra Portillo, Russel Clay, and Abrahana James. Our group leader was Abrahana James, an 18-year-old economics major. He assigned everyone a certain task and made sure everything was in order. Russel Clay, a 21-year-old AG Economics graduate, was responsible for finding the background information on our problem. Maria Agosalim, a criminal justice major, was assigned to conduct interviews with cafeteria staff and take photos of food stations in the cafeteria. Chris Davis, 19, a psychology major, and Myra Portillo, 19, a business management major, gave the group surveys about our problem. I am an 18 year old student specializing in biology and I was responsible for writing down all the information provided by each member of the group, printing the agendas and creating the power point presentation. When it came time for our group to come up with a topic for our problem, we faced some challenges. Which brings us to stage 2 of group development: conflict and tension. Our first idea for a problem was “Cafeteria time”. After assigning each part, we decided to have our first group meeting. In the meeting we discussed possible ideas for a problem but faced a problem of our own. The information each group member found did not match the topic. We noticed that our topic was too broad and this caused stress for our group members. We had to start over and come up with a new topic. We made a list of... halfway down the page... the public didn't have a full opportunity to express their opinions because we ran out of time. However, we still managed to put it all together and have a successful presentation. Working with my group was exciting, frustrating and challenging. At first we had difficulties with communication. For example, some group members were not satisfied with the ideas chosen for our problem and did not express their opinions about it. Nothing gets resolved until you express how you really feel. So we were left with group members who were unhappy and the other group members had no idea why they were angry. It took multiple meetings to truly understand the best way to express our opinions without causing unwanted problems. In the end, our group overcame many obstacles, but I can honestly say that I had a fantastic experience working with them.