Unchallenged, Professed Core Values: Do Undergraduate Fraternity/Sorority Members Actually Benefit in the Areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Friendship?
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| Title: | Unchallenged, Professed Core Values: Do Undergraduate Fraternity/Sorority Members Actually Benefit in the Areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Friendship? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Long, Larry D. |
| Source: | College Student Affairs Journal. 2012 30(2):15-30. |
| Availability: | IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 79049, Charlotte, NC 28271. Tel: 704-752-9125; Fax: 704-752-9113; e-mail: infoage@infoagepub.com; Web site: http://www.infoagepub.com/college-student-affairs-journal.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Study Skills, Leadership, Values, Friendship, College Students, Sororities, Fraternities, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Scholarship |
| ISSN: | 0888-210X |
| Abstract: | Fraternities and sororities promote the ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. Little or no research, however, has demonstrated that college students who join fraternal organizations actually grow in these areas as a result of their fraternal experience. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the extent to which fraternity and sorority members experienced gains in the four outcome areas. The researcher analyzed the aggregate results of 15 Southeastern institutions that administered the AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment during the 2008/2009 academic year. The results revealed the respondents did experience gains related to the espoused values of scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. Recommendations for improving the experiences of fraternity and sorority members include encouraging members to spend more time preparing for class and developing the study skills and career-related abilities of members. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 72 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Access URL: | https://www.infoagepub.com/csa-issue.html?i=p54b722ea58ce8 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1006547 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Fraternities and sororities promote the ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. Little or no research, however, has demonstrated that college students who join fraternal organizations actually grow in these areas as a result of their fraternal experience. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the extent to which fraternity and sorority members experienced gains in the four outcome areas. The researcher analyzed the aggregate results of 15 Southeastern institutions that administered the AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment during the 2008/2009 academic year. The results revealed the respondents did experience gains related to the espoused values of scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. Recommendations for improving the experiences of fraternity and sorority members include encouraging members to spend more time preparing for class and developing the study skills and career-related abilities of members. (Contains 2 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0888-210X |
