Alysa Jackson Source 2

Alysa Jackson Source 2

Routon, P. Wesley, and Jay K. Walker. "The Impact Of Greek Organization Membership On  Collegiate Outcomes: Evidence From A National Survey." Journal Of Behavioral And Experimental Economics 49.(2014): 63-70. ScienceDirect. Web. 9 Oct. 2016.

Question: How do sororities at Mizzou influence and effect the academic performance of its individual members?

This source discusses the opposing side of my last source. Using a survey of college students from over 400 institutions and a looking at test scores along with GPA, the impacts of college fraternity and sorority membership on academic outcomes is discussed. The results suggest 
"a mixed academic effect for males and a positive academic effect for females. For both genders, we find evidence that membership increases the likelihood of graduating on time and graduate school aspirations. For males, however, there appears to be a small, negative impact on grades. For both genders, we find that Greek membership increases the frequency of alcohol and cigarette consumption and decreases religious convictions and religious service attendance. Lastly, Greek organization members are more likely to participate in student government, perform volunteer work, and begin their careers immediately following graduation." 

This source I feel is much more accurate than my last source. Not only is the source more accurate, the source is more credible. The entire article backs itself up. The article shows us all of the data and doesn't skip any details. The article does become a little extensive. This source makes me reconsider how I am viewing my question. If it effects males and females differently, then maybe I should look into that idea more. It's not the effect on one or the other, it's the effect on the independents differently. I personally agree with everything stated and proved in this article. I look forward to looking into other sources and finding further information. 

I have previously discussed how the source relates to my other. This source is viewing the opposing side. My first source stated that there is no correlation between Greek life and academic performance. This source states that for sororities academic performance increases and fraternities slightly decrease. I personally think this is much more realistic and credible. Used against eachtoher they would fit perfectly for dialectic synthesis. 

From here, I feel like I need to keep searching and checking sources. This article also made the question arise: are there other reasons other than Greek life membership, that are influencing the academic performance?. I feel like this is the right way to go because of the differing results between sororities and fraternities.