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7. One day in one of my classes, we were asked what our plans were after
graduation. Everybody seemed to have a good grasp as to what field they wanted to
enter or job they wanted to pursue. When it was my turn, I felt that I had no
information to offer. My major has no distinct career future and I really didn’t care
what I did as long as I was happy. I said I would really just like to travel the world,
laugh, and make friends. I think this is important because I don’t think I will ever be
unhappy with my future because I don’t believe I won’t settle for what is “normal”
or “safe”. I may not be as financially successful, but in the long-run I won’t have any
regrets.
8. a. Incident occurred freshman year right before Winter Break. After spending a
few months with the people in my dorm, and after speaking with friends from home,
discovered that I had kind of lost my sense of self—I was acting in ways I never had
in high school (drinking, shacking, etc.) and realized that my ‘friends’ had no idea
who I really was. Came to terms with the fact that the people I had been hanging out
with for the past four months, who were all really funny, probably weren’t going to
be my friends in the long term b. More of a self-realization and a build up of
incidences that had been occurring all semester. c. Important because I am so much
better for it today. I had lost my sense of self to fit in with this group of people
because I wanted to have friends and not be lonely; I figured out that there would be
people at USC who were much more like me. Found my group of friends (sorority
sisters) who are much more motivated, smart (common sense wise), and loving. d.
Long term, it gave me the sense of self confidence that I knew who I was.
8. Making a commitment to community service and outreach.
1. Joining a mentoring program to help mentor young middle-school aged girls in
matters such as body issue, sex, drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, etc. other people involved
included the 30 or so other college mentors. This has been the most valuable and
rewarding experience I have had in college—giving back to others, which is so often
overlooked during college, being able to have a significant impact on young girls’
lives, and to see that impact. This has really boosted how I feel as a person.
2. Taking part in Alternative Spring Break - Uruguay. I went with 2 other girls I
somewhat knew and a group of other USC students. I got to see a whole new culture
and do community service while meeting new people, partying, and learning about
myself. I was exposed to a true sense of 3rd world, giving me perspective on my own
opportuntities
3. a) being a mentor for 8th grade girls through the student organization, WYSE
(Women & Youth Supporting Each Other) b) all other mentors were female
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 147 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 139 7. One day in one of my classes, we were asked what our plans were after graduation. Everybody seemed to have a good grasp as to what field they wanted to enter or job they wanted to pursue. When it was my turn, I felt that I had no information to offer. My major has no distinct career future and I really didn’t care what I did as long as I was happy. I said I would really just like to travel the world, laugh, and make friends. I think this is important because I don’t think I will ever be unhappy with my future because I don’t believe I won’t settle for what is “normal” or “safe”. I may not be as financially successful, but in the long-run I won’t have any regrets. 8. a. Incident occurred freshman year right before Winter Break. After spending a few months with the people in my dorm, and after speaking with friends from home, discovered that I had kind of lost my sense of self—I was acting in ways I never had in high school (drinking, shacking, etc.) and realized that my ‘friends’ had no idea who I really was. Came to terms with the fact that the people I had been hanging out with for the past four months, who were all really funny, probably weren’t going to be my friends in the long term b. More of a self-realization and a build up of incidences that had been occurring all semester. c. Important because I am so much better for it today. I had lost my sense of self to fit in with this group of people because I wanted to have friends and not be lonely; I figured out that there would be people at USC who were much more like me. Found my group of friends (sorority sisters) who are much more motivated, smart (common sense wise), and loving. d. Long term, it gave me the sense of self confidence that I knew who I was. 8. Making a commitment to community service and outreach. 1. Joining a mentoring program to help mentor young middle-school aged girls in matters such as body issue, sex, drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, etc. other people involved included the 30 or so other college mentors. This has been the most valuable and rewarding experience I have had in college—giving back to others, which is so often overlooked during college, being able to have a significant impact on young girls’ lives, and to see that impact. This has really boosted how I feel as a person. 2. Taking part in Alternative Spring Break - Uruguay. I went with 2 other girls I somewhat knew and a group of other USC students. I got to see a whole new culture and do community service while meeting new people, partying, and learning about myself. I was exposed to a true sense of 3rd world, giving me perspective on my own opportuntities 3. a) being a mentor for 8th grade girls through the student organization, WYSE (Women & Youth Supporting Each Other) b) all other mentors were female |
