The good group has cohesiveness. Folks come early and stay late. Most importantly, they come. High absenteeism is the mark of a noncohesive group. Nothing can kill a group spirit quicker than to have members look around at empty chairs and realize that others are voting by their absence. Some of the couples on the Young Life Committee had long-standing commitments to be out of town on the Fourth, but everyone else was there. We originally signed up for three-hour shifts but soon disregarded the schedule