I want to start off by asking everyone what their idea of fun is?  It can be anything that you may find enjoyable or appealing.  The reason is because while I was at COSMOS at UC San Diego the program forced us to go to social programs to have fun every night.  I went to them and had a blast and it got me thinking about other people though.  Some people didn’t want to be there and would have preferred to stay in their dorms.  However this is how new friends and experiences are created by going to these events.  The topic of forced fun versus natural fun came to my mind through out the program.  If these social programs were optional then the people who showed up were committed to having fun versus the people who showed up just because it was mandatory.  Although those people may have made new friendships and created life long memories because they were forced there and maybe they just don’t realize or they COSMOS for making them do it.  That said I would be curious to read some opinions regarding the topic of forced fun versus natural fun.