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5. I didn’t get into one of my first choices of medical school relatively early in the
application process. I felt completely defeated. But my friends and family rallied
around me and convinced me to keep my head up and stay positive. I learned that I
can be tough and persevere even in hurtful or crushing situations. I believe that this
character trait will help me to be more strong and less emotional during difficult
times in the future.
11. Making the transition from home to college
1. (a) meeting a variety of different people (b) more of an everyday thing - in going
out, meeting new people in classes, living in the sorority house, etc (c) saw
individuals do drugs/talk about it...doing different things that I had never been
exposed to before entering college (d) I have become more comfortable in foreign
situations, I know myself and I know what I feel is right and I am able to handle
things as I have become more mature.
2. I wouldn’t call it one particular experience, but rather a more general every-day
experience—as an accounting major, I often have to balance work and my life and
sleep which can be very difficult at times. As a result I have learned how to distress
and help others do the same. In the long run, I believe my hard work and time
management skills will help me be successful.
3. a) coming to school as a spring admit and meeting people, I also enjoyed just
being in LA and discovering things on my own away from home. (b)They were other
spring admits who were in the same situation as me. They are still some of my best
friends. (c)It was difficult to be away from home and on my own for the first time
when everyone else had already done it for a semester. These friends helped me
because they were in the same situations as me. (d)Well I feel that I am more
independent because I had to figure things out once everyone else new what their
routine was.
4. Living in the dorms with a person I didn’t know (sharing a room, sharing space,
living with someone besides my immediate family)
5. The experience of living with the roommate assigned to me freshman year has
definitely impacted myself as a person as well as my college experience. I came to
school rather sheltered and trusting and was put into a living situation with a girl
who, while she might have been well-meaning, was also a compulsive liar and
someone who enjoyed manipulating people to get her way and make herself feel
better about herself. While I was not the only person who failed to see how
destructive her behavior was, I was the one in closest proximity to her and ended up
investing too much of myself in the friendship. Long story short our friendship ended
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 151 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 143 5. I didn’t get into one of my first choices of medical school relatively early in the application process. I felt completely defeated. But my friends and family rallied around me and convinced me to keep my head up and stay positive. I learned that I can be tough and persevere even in hurtful or crushing situations. I believe that this character trait will help me to be more strong and less emotional during difficult times in the future. 11. Making the transition from home to college 1. (a) meeting a variety of different people (b) more of an everyday thing - in going out, meeting new people in classes, living in the sorority house, etc (c) saw individuals do drugs/talk about it...doing different things that I had never been exposed to before entering college (d) I have become more comfortable in foreign situations, I know myself and I know what I feel is right and I am able to handle things as I have become more mature. 2. I wouldn’t call it one particular experience, but rather a more general every-day experience—as an accounting major, I often have to balance work and my life and sleep which can be very difficult at times. As a result I have learned how to distress and help others do the same. In the long run, I believe my hard work and time management skills will help me be successful. 3. a) coming to school as a spring admit and meeting people, I also enjoyed just being in LA and discovering things on my own away from home. (b)They were other spring admits who were in the same situation as me. They are still some of my best friends. (c)It was difficult to be away from home and on my own for the first time when everyone else had already done it for a semester. These friends helped me because they were in the same situations as me. (d)Well I feel that I am more independent because I had to figure things out once everyone else new what their routine was. 4. Living in the dorms with a person I didn’t know (sharing a room, sharing space, living with someone besides my immediate family) 5. The experience of living with the roommate assigned to me freshman year has definitely impacted myself as a person as well as my college experience. I came to school rather sheltered and trusting and was put into a living situation with a girl who, while she might have been well-meaning, was also a compulsive liar and someone who enjoyed manipulating people to get her way and make herself feel better about herself. While I was not the only person who failed to see how destructive her behavior was, I was the one in closest proximity to her and ended up investing too much of myself in the friendship. Long story short our friendship ended |
