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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"fraternal organizations"”.
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Understanding the Decline in Participation in Fraternal Organizations: A Mixed Methods Approach
… for advancing society, many of the 100,800 fraternal organizations in the U.S. have experienced a decline in participation over the past 60 years and their perceived relevance in contemporary society questioned. To date, existing literature has identified several conflicting explanations for …
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Exploring the relationship between fraternal organizations and the University of Michigan: An organizational analysis
… study was to explore the relationship between fraternal organizations and the University of Michigan and the implications for student affairs. This study was conducted by analyzing three distinct eras (two eras of politicization and one era of quiescence). Each era featured conflict between …
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Perceptions of access and status among undergraduate business students
Fraternal organizations have existed on campus since the founding of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776 (Baird, 1991; DeSantis, 2007; Phi Beta Kappa, n.d.; Thelin, 2011; Torbenson, 2005, 2009). Empirical evidence shows that membership brings added value to an undergraduate student experience (Biddix et al., …
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My Choice, My Fraternity, and My Engagement: Experiences of White Men in Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO)
… 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 researcher …
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From <i>Zadruga</i> to oil refinery: Croatian immigrants and Croatian-Americans in Whiting, Indiana, 1890 to 1950
… They founded a Roman Catholic parish and two fraternal organizations. Americanization affected immigrant speech and diet. Americanization had great impact on Croatian-Americans. Public schools, popular entertainment, military service, and ethnic out-group marriages effectively Americanized the …
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The relationship between functional health literacy of African American veterans and nonveterans and their ability to read and comprehend medical information for a chronic illness
… nonveterans. The participants were drawn from fraternal organizations and churches in a large metropolitan area located in the Midwestern part of the United States. The Short Test of Health Literacy Assessment (STOFHLA), a knowledge questionnaire, and a short demographic survey were used as the …
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"""A sturdy native plant"": The American Catholic education system, the American Catholic philosophy of education, and American Catholic identity, 1919-1972"
… newspapers, devotional societies, charitable organizations, and fraternal organizations to shelter themselves from Protestant hostility and to preserve their beliefs. They also built an extensive educational system to meet these needs, one that instructed millions of Catholic youths in both …
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The Laboring Irish: Developing Community and Industry in Early Kansas City
… Catholic parishes and schools, and social and fraternal organizations. Through the use of federal censuses, city directories, and newspapers, this study reveals the impact that Irish immigration had on the development of Kansas City. This study also examines the Kansas City community through …