Ethnography Week 1

This week we attended a social function with Cepheid. Happy Yogurt at Northgate has a profit share with the organization on certain nights, and the turnout was impressive. The small establishment was packed wall to wall exclusively with Cepheids. The large bulk of people in a small place gave us the opportunity to split up and socialize with different groups. The collection of people I was talking to were largely new members. They all seemed to gravitate around the older members, often choosing one or two to stick to. This organization has a strange collection of personalities. I would categorize members into one of two groups. There are those that are extremely shy, and won't speak unless spoken to, and there are those who are also shy, but are covering it by ramped up friendliness. It gives interactions in Cepheid at large seem sometimes strained, though usually good natured. I suspect that becoming involved in Cepheid's small programs may give us the opportunity to see members in a more comfortable, more natural environment.