The behavior I observed was the types of groups people sat with when studying and socializing on the lakefront at the Langdon Cafeteria. I choose to observe this behavior for two reasons. First, as I sat on the lakefront at the Langdon Cafeteria on Wednesday, November 20, I began to take note of the people around me. I spend a lot of time at Memorial Union doing homework, studying, meeting people, having lunch, and generally relaxing. I find the combination of open study spaces, dining options, and quiet study areas to be a great combination for increasing productivity without feeling stuck in a stuffy library. I was curious about people's interactions in this area and whether they were similar to mine or whether they were different. After about thirty minutes I noticed that there were people sitting alone and others sitting in groups. I began to notice that men sat with men and women sat with women, for the most part. I wasn't sure if this was an exemption or if it was some type of social norm and rule in the cafeteria. I initially wanted to observe the type of activities people were doing on the lakefront at the Langdon Cafeteria, but by the end of my unstructured observation I realized that it was difficult to determine exactly what actions people were performing and it was more interesting that people seemed to segregate themselves based on gender. Two: I had never noticed this gender divide before and I found it interesting. On most of my visits to the union, I'm with at least one other person, sometimes they're the same sex and sometimes they're not. I was curious to know if this behavior I was noticing was also just a one-time occurrence or if it was a recurring trend. For these reasons,... halfway through the article... I specified that the "presumed race" of the individuals was recorded in the comments section of the structured observation guide sheet. The reason this was added was because I could guess what races people were just from an observational standpoint. I had to make generalities, I couldn't determine 100% the actual race of each individual. Breed classifications were general and may not be accurate. Although these two observation periods showed separation and segregation of groups based on race and sex, a larger number of observations would need to be conducted to create a general rule for how groups are divided. inside the cafe. At different times of the day or on different weekdays, the composition of the groups could change dramatically. Two observations of just over 100 people cannot accurately and definitively generalize how groups are constructed