104-106 Greek Fraternity Housing in Chicago Greek life has had a life changing impact on my life and the life of many collegiate students around the country. Groups of women and men congregate for a higher cause and volunteer for their community and school. This is Greek life at most colleges and universities. One particular aspect of Greek life involves housing. If you were to travel to most larger universities‚ you would almost immediately notice the rows of fraternity and sorority houses next
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some segment of the public perceive the condition as a problem‚ and it exists when there is certain objective condition and society define it problematic.” (Nasibov) An on-going social problem among universities across the country involves college fraternities and hazing. Hazing is an issue that consistently reemerges. A large percentage of hazing incidents result in serious injuries‚ or at times‚ death. Any event that causes death and despair so often when it could be prevented is a social problem.
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The first main sociological question in the "Fraternities and Rape on Campus" study performed by Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer was‚ "What characteristics do fraternities have that make them prone to objectification of women and more likely to commit gang rape on college campuses and why fraternities encourage the sexual coercion of women. According to Martin and Hummer (1989: 459)‚ "fraternities are vitally concerned more than anything else with masculinity (cf. Kanin 1967)."
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The Psychological and Social effects of sorority affiliations among High School Students from Imus Institute Introduction -Fraternities/Sororities come from a long history of brotherhood and sisterhood. It was present as early as 1776 in the North American region the expanded globally with different names derived from Greek alphabets. Fraternities in the Philippines was deeply influenced by freemasonry fraternity and odd fellows fraternity‚ both are ancient fraternal organizations that originated
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Fraternities began establishing themselves at American colleges and universities in the early 19th century (Clay). Although unique‚ the principles upon which each Greek organization was founded are similar‚ including the pursuit of academic excellence‚ good citizenship‚ the development of leadership abilities among its members‚ and fellowship. These shared principles provide the foundation of the Greek system. Hazing attacks this foundation‚ challenging the very principles upon which the Greek
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years‚ fraternity men perpetrated 13. The problem of group sexual assault on college campuses mainly occurs in an environment where group behavior and acceptance is important to the men involved‚ i.e. fraternities (Bechhofer & Parrot 144). Looking at the environment surrounding this type of group one can see what causes the prevalence of this type of assault in fraternities. Why does this violence occur within these groups and how is it handled? The dynamics involved in the fraternity ’s system
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theory has been used to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control student development. Fraternity/sorority professionals‚ both on campuses and at inter/national organizations‚ often understand that student development theory should help guide their practice. But once the busy school year starts‚ many professionals do not have the chance to refresh on the fundamental theories that frame fraternity/sorority work‚ and they often forget to apply the theories. This handbook briefly explains just
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BEING A FRATERNITY MEMBER: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES By: Arsenio Unajan Baquilid Prologue I am a founding member of a fraternity. As such‚ I can consider myself having adequate exposures on the life of this type of organization. To begin with‚ let me emphasize that a fraternity or sorority is a choice of a lifestyle for a lifetime. It has a strong influence on one’s personality. It can make or unmake a person. I have heard of many arguments against being a fraternity/sorority member. Some are
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“If you join that sorority‚ you will become just like them. They are all chronic bitch-faced girls who binge drink and spend all of their parent’s money on cocaine”‚ was stated to me during recruitment week. Although some believe that conformity in sororities is not a thing‚ my recent experience has shown otherwise. Before leaving for winter break last semester‚ my best friends and I made a packed that we were all going to rush for a sorority when we had returned. My five friends and I were so excited
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Upon joining my sorority earlier this semester I never would have thought I would be dancing and making a fool out of myself in front of hundreds of people on Green Street. Here I was though on November 1st‚ after practicing for at most three days with the other girls and Hockey team‚ ready to get on stage. My grand big is a dance major so she convinced me to join the Spurs and Struts team because they did not have enough people and I have a hard time saying no. This performance ended up being one
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