It is important to have a culture. Greenwood (1957) describes it as a “mixture of informal and formal groups”. Social workers entering the profession get the benefit of already trained teams of all types. NASW, IFSW, and the North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) are just some of the groups within which networks, support, and education exist. These groups are vital to ensuring that social workers have the support and acculturation they need to succeed. Forged by lessons learned over time, enculturation provides the professional social worker with a solid foundation on which to rest his or her roots in what has worked and what has stood the test of time. I look forward to one day joining organizations like NASW and the National Association of Black Social Workers. I believe these organizations will give me a legacy to uphold, contribute to, and ultimately pass on