For welcome week at tOSU, Wipeout is one of the main events where students of all ranks come and do a water obstacle course that is based off the popular tv show. For this event, I volunteered from 4-7pm at the aquatic center. Since freshman year, I knew about this event, and I was able to volunteer through Penny Barkhurst, the outreach programs coordinator that works for the department of recreational sports. While I was volunteering, I was stationed in the lobby. Here, I helped all the contestants put on their ankle tag, in which allowed them to be timed when going through and completing the course. Because of service I am learning more about myself. I realize that I am an approachable person with a friendly face because I always had more people come to me than my other co-worker. I always greeted them, told them what to do, answered their questions, and wished them good luck after they were all set. Volunteering helped my gain more leadership because it helped me developed more soft skills, or being positive and confident for the people I am helping, and volunteering for.