“I observed a group of young men standing in front of the Alpha Beta Gamma chapter house at 11:56 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13th, 2018. There were eleven men and they were dressed in t-shirts and jeans, standing outside the house in a line. The temperature was 34 degrees. Several people inside the house were yelling things at the men standing outside. I heard profanities and obscenities used.  I heard one person inside the house yell, “You (expletive deleted) pledges aren’t getting in until you recite it right”. Most of the individuals standing outside had red books in their hands. I overheard one of the individuals standing outside say, “This is stupid” as I walked by. I observed the individuals standing there from 11:56 p.m. to 12:08 a.m. Most of them had their arms folded in front of them as if for warmth.” 

This information provides the triangulation—day/date, place, time, and activities. Other details—what type of lighting was available outside of the house? Where in relation to the front door or porch of the house were the men standing? Weather: precipitation? Wind? Can you describe the red books—small, textbook size or large? Soft bound or hard bound?

Example Two

“I was walking through the Mattin center at 11:50 a.m. today. My attention was attracted to a group of women sitting together but in “pods” in the dining/study area of the SC. Each pod contained about 10 women. I didn’t have time to count but I believe there were about 30 women. As I approached I was passed by a young woman—she looked like a student—who appeared to be in a hurry. She was carrying three plastic plates of food in her hands—one plate in either hand and the third balanced between the two. It was my impression that the food came from the food court area behind us. As she passed me she stumbled and several of the women in one of the pods yelled at her. I couldn’t hear the exact words but the tone was angry.

As the woman with the plates approached the pod I overheard one of the women who was seated say, “It’s about time—you’ve just wasted half of my break.” It reminded me of a scene from a movie in which a waiter was trying to serve a group of demanding diners. I stopped walking and stood at one of the raised counters along the south side of the area—there are stools that can be used to sit although those are usually in high demand around noon. As I stood there I saw two more women, who appeared to be older than the woman with the plates, approach another pod. As they did so a younger woman scrambled out of her chair and recited several verses or passages that she had apparently committed to memory. After she finished some of the women who were seated gave a “thumbs down” gesture and the younger woman recited the words again. This was repeated at least four times.”