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& Castillo, 1994). Many studies have correlated alcohol use with Greek membership
( Presley et. al., 1993; Tampke, 1990; Wechsler, Dowdall, Davenport & Castillo,
1995; Wechsler, Kuh & Davenport, 1996). In fact, 27% of all empirical research
concerning Greek organizations have focused on alcohol and substance abuse
(Molasso, 2005).
Wechsler et al. (1994) posit that fraternity membership serves as the single
best predictor of binge drinking in college. Wechsler, Kuh and Davenport (1996)
studied the alcohol use and associated behaviors of non-member students to
fraternity and sorority members at 115 institutions. One-hundred seventy-nine
colleges from the American Council of Education’s list of accredited 4 year colleges
and universities were selected. Several important findings were obtained: First, that
both fraternity and sorority members partake in binge drinking to a much greater
extent than college students in general (Wechsler et al., 1996, p. 272). Second, that
sorority women, as opposed to fraternity men, were at greater risk in regards to
acquiring binge drinking behaviors when in college, because they have the least
previous high school experience (65% less) with consuming alcohol (Wechsler et al.,
1996, p.272). Third, that one-fifth of sorority women and two fifths of fraternity
men indicated that drinking was important. Notably, a majority of both Greek
members and non-Greek members viewed heavy alcohol use as a problem on
campus (Wechsler et al., 1996).
Object Description
| Title | Student perspectives on identity development: describing the experiences sorority members perceive influenced their identity |
| Author | Sarkissian, Vergene |
| Author email | vergenes@usc.edu; sarkv@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-05-13 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 2 Oct. 2009. |
| Date published | 2009-10-02 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Goodyear, Rodney K. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Malloy, Courtney Espalin, Charles A. |
| Abstract | This qualitative study examined the college related sources of impact that sorority member students perceived affected their identity development. A variant of Flanagan's (1954) Critical Incident Technique was used to ask sorority members (n=70) to describe one or two critical incidents that they believed had affected their sense of self, and then to rate the immediate positivity of the incident, as well its eventual effect on their sense of self. Three doctoral students reviewed the 100 obtained incident reports, from which they developed 14 themes: Participating in rush an/or joining a sorority; Being elected or serving in a sorority leadership position; Dealing with crisis; Receiving the support of sisters with in the sorority network; Being elected or serving in a leadership position in a campus related organization; Learning about myself as a result of a romantic relationship; Making an important, independent decision for myself; Making a commitment to community service and outreach; Sorority affiliated judgment or rejection; Having an experience of failure; Making the transition from home to college; Studying abroad; Receiving personal or career guidance from others; Engaging in a selfless act of compassion. The findings of this study provide valuable insight and knowledge to the potential benefits of sorority affiliation in regards to college women's identity development. The findings also support previous research on women's identity development and suggest gender specific developmental pathways. In congruence with student development research and theory, experiences related to student involvement, relationship, autonomy and crisis were prevalent in the participant responses. The limitations of the study, recommendations for future research and implications for higher education practice are also presented. |
| Keyword | identity development; women's identity development; sorority membership; sorority network; student inolvement; leadership; relationships; mentorship; social capital; crisis; autonomy; study abroad |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Digitized by the University of Southern California |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1619 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Sarkissian, Vergene |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Sarkissian-2435 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Sarkissian-2435.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 28 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 20 & Castillo, 1994). Many studies have correlated alcohol use with Greek membership ( Presley et. al., 1993; Tampke, 1990; Wechsler, Dowdall, Davenport & Castillo, 1995; Wechsler, Kuh & Davenport, 1996). In fact, 27% of all empirical research concerning Greek organizations have focused on alcohol and substance abuse (Molasso, 2005). Wechsler et al. (1994) posit that fraternity membership serves as the single best predictor of binge drinking in college. Wechsler, Kuh and Davenport (1996) studied the alcohol use and associated behaviors of non-member students to fraternity and sorority members at 115 institutions. One-hundred seventy-nine colleges from the American Council of Education’s list of accredited 4 year colleges and universities were selected. Several important findings were obtained: First, that both fraternity and sorority members partake in binge drinking to a much greater extent than college students in general (Wechsler et al., 1996, p. 272). Second, that sorority women, as opposed to fraternity men, were at greater risk in regards to acquiring binge drinking behaviors when in college, because they have the least previous high school experience (65% less) with consuming alcohol (Wechsler et al., 1996, p.272). Third, that one-fifth of sorority women and two fifths of fraternity men indicated that drinking was important. Notably, a majority of both Greek members and non-Greek members viewed heavy alcohol use as a problem on campus (Wechsler et al., 1996). |
