A) The Alcohol Summit : A Roadmap For Fraternities And Sororities. n.p.: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, [2004], 2004. MERLIN. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.
B) What does a student's involvement with a fraternity/ sorority reveal about student life academically/ socially?
I chose to modify my original question so that it was more exploratory and narrowed my research to just students in higher education institutions.
C) Before reading: I wanted to find a source that talked about the social aspect of Greek Life because I know that some people perceive these organizations as places to party, etc. I wanted to learn more about if this a universal concern. Personally, my sorority does not tolerate this kind of behavior and there have been many programs that remind us that we are suppose to be role models. During Reading: I liked that this source used research from multiple schools and how it pointed out that the location of the school could impact how much of a problem the consumption of alcohol is. After Reading: I thought that this source would be very useful to answer my question because it talks about ways that students can be impacted more socially if they are involved with a sorority or fraternity than students who are not.
Step 2)
This source discusses the organizing of a program called Alcohol Summit created by the North-American Interfraternity Conference. This program was created to find ways to reduce high-risk drinking by students in college, specifically those involved with sororities and fraternities. First, this book talks about 18 colleges used for research and how big of a concern alcohol consumption is. Then the book explains how these colleges implemented the Alcohol Summit program at the school and what ways the different fraternities and sororities are planning on using what this program taught them to reform their organizations.
This source changed my thinking of Greek Life because up until now, I thought it was all college students that contributed to the high-risk drinking problem. Even during recruitment, the heads of PHA and my sorority have stressed how drinking is not allowed and that all events held by these organizations must be alcohol free. Also, not only did I have to complete the AlcoholEdu program required to enroll in my classes, but I also had to complete the Greek Life version of this as well. I agree that drinking in college is a problem, but I really surprised when the source mentioned that this was more common with students involved with Greek Life. I did think it was important that when the source talked about each college, that some places experienced more problems than others.
This source responds well to my other sources simply because it delves into the more social aspect of these organizations. Also, it goes along with the idea that over time Greek Life has been making changes to make it a learning community and a place that will positively impact its members as well as everyone on campus. I think it will support my question as well as my sources because they all suggest that implementing programs like risk-managment or study hours will help make the life of being apart of Greek Life better.
This question has made me ask questions like: How much of an impact has the perception of the social aspect of Greek Life influenced a person's choice to join a fraternity/ sorority? and what does this reveal about higher education in it's entirety? This book has offered answers into how the social like of fraternities and sororities may not be positive in some places, but that that does not mean it is the same in others.
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