Fraternities and sororities have been associated with colleges and universities since the 1700’s. They were first established to encourage activities outside of the classroom. There are exciting volunteer opportunities and social outlets available to you when you join one of these organizations. Not everyone will have a fabulous time in a fraternity or sorority however. Fans of sororities and fraternities argue that the Greek system gives students leadership opportunities and lasting friendships
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Being a member of a sorority or fraternity can negatively impact your grades. Students that are members of a greek organization spend their average week going out more than once or twice‚ versus a student not associated with a greek house. A study done at Georgia College and State University by students doing a project having to do with finding the correlation between being a greek member and their GPA showed that‚ “Students not in a sorority or fraternity go out on an average 1 to 2 nights a week”
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just like a fraternity. It gives you that extra something that not everyone else is getting. Fraternities are perceived by many to be negative. A common fallacy that is passed around is that fraternities cause students to have lower grades. Another fallacy about fraternities is that they are only about partying and getting drunk. In this speech I am going to dismiss these two fallacies‚ and also talk to you about the brotherhood side of a fraternity. Many people believe that a fraternity will cause
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PROBLEMS ON FRATERNITY MEMBERSHIP A Research Study In Society and Culture with Family Planning In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements Of the course Cyrus Corda Michael Onia Mark Sarmiento December 2005 Acknowledgement The researchers would like to thank the following people for bestowing a lot of things in their life. First and foremost‚ to God almighty for giving the researchers the strength
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Study A fraternity is defined as a group of people united in a relationship‚ having some common interests‚ activity‚ and purpose. It is a brotherhood‚ as the members usually say‚ of people at a college or university usually characterized by Greek letters. For members‚ fraternity means brotherhood‚ unity‚ friendship‚ trust and acceptance. It means meeting new people‚ sharing interests and accepting others’ as well. It helps in building confidence and character because they believe that a fraternity gives
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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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CJ Lang Core 101-31 Are fraternities really that bad? When people think of fraternity members‚ they usually think of immature guys that just get together and party all the time. Well‚ not all the negative stereotypes of fraternity members are true‚ just like not everything you read on the internet is true. I believe that joining a fraternity is a very good thing to do and think it is something people should do while at college. People assume the stereotypes are true‚ because that may be all
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Fraternities and Rape on Campus Author(s): Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer Reviewed work(s): Source: Gender and Society‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 4‚ Special Issue: Violence against Women (Dec.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 457-473 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189763 . Accessed: 16/11/2011 12:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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INTRODUCTION Context National Trends Fraternities and sororities are often seen as both detrimental and beneficial to college campuses. Some acknowledge the benefits of Greek organizations for both the individuals who participate in them and for the institution. A fraternity or sorority can provide a caring and supportive subcommunity where students develop interpersonal and leadership skills (Astin 1993)‚ make friends‚ learn how an organization works‚ develop a common cause‚ participate
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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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