Triumph or Tragedy: Comparing Student Engagement Levels of Members of Greek-Letter Organizations and Other Students
Year: 2002
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study compared the levels of student engagement between fraternity and sorority members and other undergraduate students. After controls, Greek members appeared to be equally and sometimes more engaged in academically challenging tasks, active learning, student-faculty interaction, community service, diversity, satisfaction, and on learning and personal development gains. About 650 campuses nationwide host social fraternities and sororities (North-American Interfraternity Conference, 2001). Administrators and faculty members working at these colleges and universities know all too well that Greek-letter organizations occasionally display wild swings in temperament and the starkly contrasting personas that reveal the best and worst of human endeavor depicted in Greek mythology. On the one hand, fraternities and sororities provide their members with numerous opportunities for leadership development and volunteerism (Astin, 1993; Kuh, 1982). Being Greek also is positively correlated with persistence (Astin, 1977, 1984) as well as with higher levels of alumni giving (Nelson, 1984) and other benefits (National
Institution: Indiana University Bloomington
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funder: Pew Charitable Trusts
OpenAlex ID: W2725300684