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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Greek letter societies"”.
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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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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 the manifest functions, latent functions, and dysfunctions of fraternities and sororities
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. American Studies, 2010
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Greek leadership courses : participation and changes in student leadership practices
<p>The study focuses on the effectiveness of a Greek Leadership class at a university in northern California. Changes in leadership practices were analyzed using Kouzes and Posner's LPI (Leadership Practices Inventory). The LPI was distributed as a pretest and a posttest survey. Analysis in changes …
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Greek : the impact of media on the stereotyping of social fraternities and sororities
… study a content analysis of the television show GREEK from ABC Family was conducted. The first seven episodes were analyzed answer the following questions: Were stereotypes of fratern ities and sororities pmirayed through these episodes? If so, what were the stereotypes? Five stereotypes were …
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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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Female undergraduate student perceptions of their engagement in an experiential learning activity
This study explores Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment grounded in a learning-outcomes-based curriculum as a vehicle for student engagement and learning. This study explores the demographics of participants and the perception of learning that occurred within the context of engagement in experiential …
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"Drunk and hot chick": the effects of stereotype-consistent priming on stereotypes regarding social sorority and fraternity members
… male, female) x 3 (t-shirt priming condition: Greek letter/stereotype-confirming, Greek letter only, or plaint-shirt) between subjects design. It was proposed that study participants would provide the most negative evaluation of sorority and fraternity members when an evaluation of stereotypes …
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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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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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Resilience differences of Black Greek-Lettered Organization members and African-American students at Predominantly White Institutions
… stress and educational performance between Black Greek-Letter Organization (BGLO) undergraduate members and African American students attending a Predominately White Institution (PWI). Five questionnaires will be utilized to measure the constructs: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), …