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planner, so it was my first experience planning a large scale event, I gained
confidence that I could do so, and very well.
5. I feel like I’ve found an identity by taking major leadership positions in the house.
I developed authority, integrity, and a personal code of ethics.
6. My experience happened just this year when I was appointed President of Tri
Delta. Everyone in my house was involved, including my advisors. They are all my
friends. This experience is important to me because it has helped to define me as a
leader and role model for other people. This will definitely have a long term effect
on me. I realize the huge responsibility that I hold and the challenges I will face. It
has also taught me to delegate.
7. I was the assistant recruitment chair my sophomore year. I spent months planning
it with the recruitment chair and president. After 4 long days of recruitment that
night we received the list of the girls who were going to join our house. I was so
proud after all the work I had done we had the best pledge class on the row. The
entire house was ecstatic to see the new girls and great them. Everyone worked
together to get the pledge class there. This experience proved that I could take on a
major project, work in groups, lead 150 people, and have a successful outcome. This
taught me real life skills and how to work in a team environment.
8. I was elected as the Director of Member Development for my sorority. This
position involves a lot of responsibility in the house and acts as the support system
for all members of the house. I feel that being elected to this position has made me
realize how much I enjoy helping the house and helping my best friends
9. I was president of my sorority, and I had a terrible past-president. She made my
life extremely difficult, to the point of me being miserable in my role. Although this
was a tough experience for me, I overcame it, and learned that I have to be confident
in the decisions I make and trust myself and my instincts. I also learned that the
sorority was what I did for fun, and that I shouldn’t let it make me miserable. My
second semester as the president was much better
10. A) after being elected President of my sorority, someone challenged my having
the position. B. another member of my sorority, we are friendly with each other but
there has always been a sense of competition between us. Since, the incident, we
have drifted apart. C) for the first time I learned how to work with someone who I
knew did not think highly of me, and questioned my ability to lead d) it really
affected my confidence….made me question myself. But it taught me how to handle
situations diplomatically, how to work under pressure of peer-evaluation etc
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 138 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 130 planner, so it was my first experience planning a large scale event, I gained confidence that I could do so, and very well. 5. I feel like I’ve found an identity by taking major leadership positions in the house. I developed authority, integrity, and a personal code of ethics. 6. My experience happened just this year when I was appointed President of Tri Delta. Everyone in my house was involved, including my advisors. They are all my friends. This experience is important to me because it has helped to define me as a leader and role model for other people. This will definitely have a long term effect on me. I realize the huge responsibility that I hold and the challenges I will face. It has also taught me to delegate. 7. I was the assistant recruitment chair my sophomore year. I spent months planning it with the recruitment chair and president. After 4 long days of recruitment that night we received the list of the girls who were going to join our house. I was so proud after all the work I had done we had the best pledge class on the row. The entire house was ecstatic to see the new girls and great them. Everyone worked together to get the pledge class there. This experience proved that I could take on a major project, work in groups, lead 150 people, and have a successful outcome. This taught me real life skills and how to work in a team environment. 8. I was elected as the Director of Member Development for my sorority. This position involves a lot of responsibility in the house and acts as the support system for all members of the house. I feel that being elected to this position has made me realize how much I enjoy helping the house and helping my best friends 9. I was president of my sorority, and I had a terrible past-president. She made my life extremely difficult, to the point of me being miserable in my role. Although this was a tough experience for me, I overcame it, and learned that I have to be confident in the decisions I make and trust myself and my instincts. I also learned that the sorority was what I did for fun, and that I shouldn’t let it make me miserable. My second semester as the president was much better 10. A) after being elected President of my sorority, someone challenged my having the position. B. another member of my sorority, we are friendly with each other but there has always been a sense of competition between us. Since, the incident, we have drifted apart. C) for the first time I learned how to work with someone who I knew did not think highly of me, and questioned my ability to lead d) it really affected my confidence….made me question myself. But it taught me how to handle situations diplomatically, how to work under pressure of peer-evaluation etc |
