As stated in the text, belief is “one of the most powerful elements of any kind of folklore”. I agree with this claim wholeheartedly as I am strongly affiliated with a non-denominational Christian organization or group called Young Life. Recently, I have officially become a leader in this group which means each week I lead different events for Eastern High School students in Greene County, Indiana which is about thirty minutes West of Bloomington. Within this large organization of Young Life there are several sub-groups; for example: on-staff leaders, volunteer leaders, committee members, high school leaders, middle school leaders, high school students, middle school students, and many more. Specifically in Bloomington alone, there are six separate groups of volunteer leaders. Five groups lead at different high schools: North, South, Edgewood, Brown County, and Eastern) and there is one group of middle school leaders who are affiliated with all the surrounding junior highs. I have really benefited from being incorporated in the Eastern High School leader team, which includes three guys and three girls, they have become similar to a family while I am away from home at school. It has been interesting to view how the dynamics of the team have changed since I have joined. I feel I have brought new ideas to the table and have gotten my other teammates more excited about the workload involved with leading this semester.
It has been very fun and beneficial to be apart of such a group, especially while at school and away from home. Young Life has held me accountable for my beliefs, stepped in to help me out whatever the circumstance, and has been an incredible support group when feeling lonely or out of place here on a big campus like IU.
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What are some informal (as opposed to official, organizational) aspects of Young Life life that would be especially "folkloric"?
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