Weak Ties in college
As students or faculties of Cornell University, we all live in our own small society.
Even though you might have not met everyone on campus, the identity of being a Cornell student creates automatic weak ties between students and faculties and these weak ties become the alumni networks.
These ties between students develop based on common identity rather than a direct emotional or social connection.
It is interesting to look into how connections are present even in the absence of contact as long as there is a sense of belonging.