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Another participant discussed her reaction to a friend’s negative experience in a
relationship:
This incident really opened my eyes to how girls allow their sense of self to
be shaped by boys….While giving her advice, it made me realize that one
cannot allow a boy to dictate their conceptions of their own confidence,
worth, and legitimacy. I have used this incident to ground many of my own
decisions regarding boys and allow me to see the consequences of becoming
too attached to a toxic boy.
7. Making an important, independent decision for myself. (Decision) This
theme involved making a difficult ethical or personal decision irrespective of others
input (peer or family). These decisions included declaring a major, transferring to
another university or quitting an athletic team. Eight participants described
experiences in relation to this theme.
In regards to a difficult decision within the sorority, a 21 year old senior
explained:
I had to backup/support a difficult decision (due to the nature of my position
in the sorority). The decision involved a few of my friends. I learned to stand
up for what’s ethical and hope everyone else accepted it. I’ve become a
stronger leader as a result.
Another senior participant explained:
Experience was choosing to study for the LSAT this past summer while
renting a room in a fraternity and while most of my friends were relaxed and
hardly doing anything b. Best friends, boyfriend, housemate c. Even though
it was hard to stay in every night and study while my close friends were
relaxing, going to movies, bars, and everything else, I made the right decision
by giving almost all of that up for a solid 3-4 months. I sacrificed, worked
hard, and it paid off—I was just accepted to Harvard Law School. D.
Solidified that making sacrifices and smart choices, though difficult ones, is
worth it.
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 |
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| Title | Page 75 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 67 Another participant discussed her reaction to a friend’s negative experience in a relationship: This incident really opened my eyes to how girls allow their sense of self to be shaped by boys….While giving her advice, it made me realize that one cannot allow a boy to dictate their conceptions of their own confidence, worth, and legitimacy. I have used this incident to ground many of my own decisions regarding boys and allow me to see the consequences of becoming too attached to a toxic boy. 7. Making an important, independent decision for myself. (Decision) This theme involved making a difficult ethical or personal decision irrespective of others input (peer or family). These decisions included declaring a major, transferring to another university or quitting an athletic team. Eight participants described experiences in relation to this theme. In regards to a difficult decision within the sorority, a 21 year old senior explained: I had to backup/support a difficult decision (due to the nature of my position in the sorority). The decision involved a few of my friends. I learned to stand up for what’s ethical and hope everyone else accepted it. I’ve become a stronger leader as a result. Another senior participant explained: Experience was choosing to study for the LSAT this past summer while renting a room in a fraternity and while most of my friends were relaxed and hardly doing anything b. Best friends, boyfriend, housemate c. Even though it was hard to stay in every night and study while my close friends were relaxing, going to movies, bars, and everything else, I made the right decision by giving almost all of that up for a solid 3-4 months. I sacrificed, worked hard, and it paid off—I was just accepted to Harvard Law School. D. Solidified that making sacrifices and smart choices, though difficult ones, is worth it. |
