Prompt 8 - Peck's Theory

A community I could best fit within the framework of Peck's Theory is the social committee I serve on in my fraternity. Serving on this committee has taught me so much about how to handle differences and work past struggles. Starting out on this committee was easy, myself and the 4 other guys were unified with the goal to create events all brothers would enjoy, but we all learned the hard way that we'll have to deal with impositions from others not on the committee that would ultimately challenge our decisions and strain the pseudocommunity originally created.

I specifically remember days out from an event, some of my brothers were upset with how it was handled. We had to deal with those opinions as well as work internally to fix the damage caused. Eventually, we came around to the thoughts of those opposing us and used them to better the event and strengthen our connection with the rest of the fraternity. This could be explained by Peck's third stage.

Consensus plays a huge role in how we handle things on this committee. We may not all agree with one another, and we may have people who don't agree with us at all. We've learned to take the voices of those dissatisfied and turn them into something positive. Hearing all voices, whether they be in opposition or not, helps strengthen the overall process.