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Impact of membership in black greek letter organizations on student learning outcomes
… study examined the perceived relevance of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) through the perspectives of the undergraduate student populations at four target universities located in the State of Tennessee. This study also compared student learning outcomes of African American students who …
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A study of the attitudes of selected African American students toward leadership & Black Greek letter organizations
… American students regarding the impact of Black Greek organizations on the development of personal leadership. Subjects completed a survey indicating their level of leadership skills and activities, attitudes of Black Greek organizations and their leadership, along with demographic information. …
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My Choice, My Fraternity, and My Engagement: Experiences of White Men in Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO)
… of White men who hold membership in Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO), this study utilized the counter-narrative tenant presented and supported by Critical Race Theory to examine the racial identity and engagement of fraternity men from a pluralistic experience. Additionally, the …
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The nature of inclusivity and exclusivity of social Greek letter organizations on college campuses: A case study, Eastern Michigan University
<p>Social Greek-letter organizations have been exclusive since their inception in 1776. As an educator working with Greek-letter organizations at Eastern Michigan University, I was faced with a lack of information and needed strategies for assisting Greek-letter organizations on campus that …
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First-generation college students and greek membership : understanding college experiences through the lens of community cultural wealth
… college students who are members of Greek-letter organizations at universities on the west coast. Case study methodology and community cultural wealth (Y osso, 2005) are used to analyze semistructured, in-depth interviews and provide rich descriptions, which inform an understanding of …
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Seeking Sisterhood: An Exploratory Qualitative Inquiry into the Sorority Rejection Experiences of Black Women
… findings were the interconnectedness of Black Greek-letter organizations and Black subcommunities at predominantly white institutions, the nonlinear nature of the Black sorority rejection experience, and participants' post-rejection social navigation strategies. Student affairs practice …
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The experience of students who identify as Jewish and Greek : influences on spiritual development
… four year college population is involved in Greek Life (Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2008, ~5) with over sixty percent on some campuses (Finkel, 201 0). An often unexamined aspect of collegiate learning pertaining to this context is students' spiritual development, yet this is a …
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The Development of Leadership Skills of African American Women in Sororities: University Responsibility
… upon young women who were members of Black Greek Letter Organizations to gain their perspective on their development as leaders and the programs offered by the university. The study also included the voices of Student Life practitioners who provided their point of view regarding …
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Patterns of Black Racial Identity Development of Black Men Affiliated with Historically Black Fraternities at a Large Predominately White University in the Midwest
… and sororities and historically Black Greek letter organizations. No comprehensive qualitative research has been published on how participation in a historically Black fraternity influences Black racial identity development. In order to gain a greater understanding of how the …
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AN EXAMINATION OF BLACK MALES’ ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT HAZING WITHIN A BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION
… and beliefs about hazing activities within Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs). While previous research has highlighted the existence of hazing activities and practices in BGLOs, there is a gap in understanding the perceptions and attitudes of Black males who have participated in these …
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An analysis of the relationship of fraternity membership with members' measured spiritual, religious, and charitable variables
… the moral and ethical foundations of many Greek letter organizations, often is cited as the positive ideal of the organization (Brooks, 1967; Callais, 2005; McMinn, 1979). The findings from the study provided evidence that there was not a relationship between fraternity memberships and …
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College Student Adaptability and Greek Membership: A Single Institution Case Study
Since the birth of the United States in 1776, Greek-letter societies have been an integral part of American higher education. Research on the impact of Greek membership varies at best, and often is in conflict from study to study. This study surveyed students affiliated with Greek-letter …
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The Blood Drive of WKU Greek Week: Issues of Altruism, Egoism, Integration and Separation
… Blood Drive which takes place during the spring Greek Week event at Western Kentucky University. I primarily investigate the varying methods of negotiating issues of altruism and egoism in terms of the Blood Drive as well as way that the Blood Drive fits into the WKU Greek yearly cycle. I focus …
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Greek Letter Organization Membership and Socially Responsible Leadership: A Qualitative Study of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Member-Development Program
… organization, but may also be useful to other Greek-letter organizations in their member development and leadership programs.|Keywords: Fraternity, social responsibility, leadership
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Cultural Solidarity, Free Space, and African Consciousness in the Formation of the Black Fraternity
… study is a multifaceted account of the Black Greek-letter organizations that explains the creation of these organizations within the Black community. There are four steps or levels which were examined in order to understand the rise or the establishment of the Black organization as a means of …
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COLLEGE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN HAZING RITUALS OF BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION
Hazing in collegiate settings, both Greek and non-Greek, damages educational institutions’ reputations and creates liability as they seek to maintain the safety of their students. This study examines hazing activities that take place during the initiation process of Black Greek Letter Organizations …