Ryan Kwapniowski's FLP Portfolio

Kiewit 9th Floor

 

        The first time I had ever stepped foot on Creighton, was on move in day. I was terrified. I moved onto the Freshman Leadership Program floor completely unaware of how this would eventually effect my life and way of thinking. Coming into the program, I was extremely shy and reserved, my floor on the other hand was not. People quickly began making friends and my fear of living freshman year without a supportive peer group was about to come true. I was in the elevator the second day of welcome week when out of the blue so random girl asked me if I could sing. (she wasn't even from our floor) I saw here around quite a bit the first few days of welcome week. The turning point for me was coming up to the floor one evening finding Katie Metzger and Katie Keenan sitting in the elevator corridor. At the time, I thought this was completely strange but now I wouldn't even give it a second thought. They asked me if I wanted to join them, so I did. More and more people began to add to the group when all of a sudden the mysterious girl, who I still have yet to formal get her name, walked by and asked me if I would sing for her. The group quickly realized that music and choral singing was a talent of mine. We moved as a group to the NZ where most everyone at this point had joined as we went around the room to play some ice-breakers and learn more about each other. As all being apart of the Freshman Leadership Program, the natural thing for each of to want to do is to lead. This resulted in various different conflicting between people. I saw various different leadership styles while on the floor, including, ethical, servant, and integrity leadership. Life on the floor was not at all what I expected. This isn't something that you can prepare for, or even dream about, this is real. Fifty nine of your closest friends put on the same floor, what started out as completely random individual from different states, different religions, different cultures, and different academic backgrounds results in one big family. We go through the same trials and tribulations and will always be there for each other.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

                    -Helen Keller