As mentioned in many of my previous blogs, Greek Life at the University of
Kentucky is one of the largest student organizations that the university has to
offer. I have conducted primary research and have gained evidence to back up my
claims about the stereotypes in sororities. Some of the research I have collected
includes surveys and photographs that represent sorority life here at UK. While
searching through many articles on EBSCO Host, I found an article regarding
research that was conducted about fraternities and sororities by Michael Hevel and Daniel Bureau.
“Perhaps
not surprisingly, then, fraternity and sorority members performed well in most
studies of leadership in the 20th century. Three studies revealed that
students with prior leadership experiences or who placed more importance on
leadership were more likely to join fraternities and sororities (Astin, 1977,
1993; Hughes & Winston, 1987). Once on campus, many studies found
fraternity and sorority members demonstrated higher levels of involvement and
engagement than their unaffiliated peers (e.g., Biddix, Matney, Norman, &
Martin, 2014; Bureau et al., 2011; Hayek, Carini, O’Day, & Kuh, 2002). This
elevated involvement appears to positively influence leadership skills, as
other studies attributed fraternity and sorority membership to higher levels
of leadership skills (e.g., Birkenbolz & Schumacher, 1994; Kezar &
Moriarty, 2000; Kimbrough & Hutcheson, 1998)”.
The information presented in this article is mainly discussing the positive aspects of sorority and fraternity life. I will use this information in my documentary and research speech to show the connection between having strong leadership skills and being in a sorority or fraternity. This research goes to show that members involved in Greek Life are good leaders and are more involved/engaged than those that aren't in a sorority or fraternity.
* If the above link does not work try
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ss.20098/abstract>
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