You're in a new environment with new people and you have the opportunity to set the tone and make new relationships. What do you do?

This question is inspired by a situation I’ll be encountering in a few weeks. There’s a new teen center opening in town, and my transportation gives me no choice but to spend about an hour there once or twice a week.

Since it’s a brand new environment for anyone, with people I’ve never met, and a tone to be set… I figure this is a somewhat unique opportunity. I’ll be one of the first “regulars” there. So I’m wondering: What would you do in an opportunity like this? Would you follow other people’s lead? Would you take charge? If you would take charge, what would you do or say? If you would follow the crowd, what would you hope they would say?

If you have suggestions for me, feel free to leave them, but that’s not exactly what this question is about.