Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Seconday source 2

The information regarding my secondary source number two is from an article called "Does Going Greek Impair Undergraduate Academic Performance?".  The article discusses the academic performances of Greek members compared to non Greek members. Below is a statement from the conclusions section of the article.

“…members of Greek-lettered organizations averaged a 1–2 percent lower cumulative GPA by their senior year than their non-Greek counterparts. However, they were in a better position to graduate on time because relatively more had GPAs above the minimum 2.00 requirement and relatively more had declared majors compared with their non-Greek counterparts” (Grubb, 1110).


This information shows that although Greek members may have a lower average GPA than non-Greek members, they are still more likely to graduate on time because of GPA requirements set forth by the Sorority or Fraternity.    Sororities and Fraternities all have certain requirements pertaining to academics to make sure that the members are successful students. I will use the information in this article in both my research speech and documentary. The information presented above can be used to disprove the common stereotypes that sorority women are dumb and don’t care about academic success.




Source:

Grubb, Farley. "Does Going Greek Impair Undergraduate Academic Performance?" American Journal Of Economics & Sociology 65.5 (2006): 1085-1110. America: History & Life. Web. 11 Oct. 2015. 

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