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people outside of my chosen field, business. The experience has given me more
confidence in my leadership abilities.
3. I produced the school news last semester. Each week was very terrifying because
I was in charge of making all decisions and getting the show on the air, but it was my
best experience at USC. I worked with people in my major (broadcast journalism)
and learned how to work together with them. It gave me more confidence in the
field and helped me with problem solving.
4. (a) I received an email asking me to apply for a leadership position in a student
organization at USC called Best Buddies. (b) It was sent by a current board member
who I had met in my sorority. (c) It was empowering and exciting for me. (d) It
raised my self-esteem and made me become a more active leader in my school.
5. I became actively involved on a fashion club with my friend and it since has
landed me an internship within fashion and lead me towards getting a degree that
will allow me to continue in the fashion field. if i would not have been dragged to the
first meeting i still would not know what i want to do with my life or found a passion
that ignites everytime i go to work.
6. Just in these past few weeks I ran for Student Body Vice President. It wasn’t one
particular incident but the experience of running that really impacted my life. There
were many people that were involved with this consisting of my running mate, our
volunteers, the other tickets, and the student body. I learned a lot about myself while
running, and even though I lost, I became a stronger person because I ran.
7. Directing Take Back the Night. This gave me confidence to know that I could
really accomplish whatever I set my mind to.
8. Getting involved in activities and becoming a leader in them. i realized i wanted to
be involved in things and it has made me a motivated person.
6. Learning about myself as a result of a romantic relationship
1. dating a guy for a year freshman year that was comfortable but i didnt love him --*
being less likely to fall into another relationship like that in the future.
2. When I realized that I didn’t need my boyfriend to go out and have a good time
and to get attention. I figured out that I was actually an attractive person and that if I
was confident other people would accept me and be eager to start up friendships. At
the time my boyfriend and I had been dating for 2 years (since high school) and I had
become incredibly dependent on him, especially after we lived together after
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 143 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 135 people outside of my chosen field, business. The experience has given me more confidence in my leadership abilities. 3. I produced the school news last semester. Each week was very terrifying because I was in charge of making all decisions and getting the show on the air, but it was my best experience at USC. I worked with people in my major (broadcast journalism) and learned how to work together with them. It gave me more confidence in the field and helped me with problem solving. 4. (a) I received an email asking me to apply for a leadership position in a student organization at USC called Best Buddies. (b) It was sent by a current board member who I had met in my sorority. (c) It was empowering and exciting for me. (d) It raised my self-esteem and made me become a more active leader in my school. 5. I became actively involved on a fashion club with my friend and it since has landed me an internship within fashion and lead me towards getting a degree that will allow me to continue in the fashion field. if i would not have been dragged to the first meeting i still would not know what i want to do with my life or found a passion that ignites everytime i go to work. 6. Just in these past few weeks I ran for Student Body Vice President. It wasn’t one particular incident but the experience of running that really impacted my life. There were many people that were involved with this consisting of my running mate, our volunteers, the other tickets, and the student body. I learned a lot about myself while running, and even though I lost, I became a stronger person because I ran. 7. Directing Take Back the Night. This gave me confidence to know that I could really accomplish whatever I set my mind to. 8. Getting involved in activities and becoming a leader in them. i realized i wanted to be involved in things and it has made me a motivated person. 6. Learning about myself as a result of a romantic relationship 1. dating a guy for a year freshman year that was comfortable but i didnt love him --* being less likely to fall into another relationship like that in the future. 2. When I realized that I didn’t need my boyfriend to go out and have a good time and to get attention. I figured out that I was actually an attractive person and that if I was confident other people would accept me and be eager to start up friendships. At the time my boyfriend and I had been dating for 2 years (since high school) and I had become incredibly dependent on him, especially after we lived together after |
