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Posner, Barry Z.; Brodsky, Barbara – Journal of College Student Development, 1992
Adapted Leadership Practices Inventory for use with college students. Validated Leadership Practices Inventory in nationwide survey of fraternity chapter presidents. Correlations between chapter presidents' leadership behaviors (challenging, inspiring, enabling, modeling, encouraging) as viewed by executive committee members and latter's…
Descriptors: College Students, Fraternities, Higher Education, Student Development

Thombs, Dennis L.; Briddick, William C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Discusses the perceived lack of readiness among sorority and fraternity members to reduce their drinking. Reports on a survey of 106 at-risk Greek students in which 25% report moving into stages that involve thinking about change or action to reduce their alcohol consumption. Proposes that research should assess the extent to which high-risk…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drinking, Fraternities, High Risk Students

Hunt, Stephen; Rentz, Audrey L. – Journal of College Student Development, 1994
Study of Greek-letter social group members (n=321) at midwestern university found significant correlations between members' levels of involvement and their psychosocial development as measured by Student Development Task and Lifestyle Inventory. Differences in the relationship between involvement and psychosocial development were established by…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Fraternities, Higher Education

Hayek, John C.; Carini, Robert M.; O'Day, Patrick T.; Kuh, George D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
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…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Development, College Students, Fraternities

Kilgannon, Suzanne M.; Erwin, T. Dary – Journal of College Student Development, 1992
Examined moral reasoning and identity development of Greek and non-Greek men and women. Controlling for entering first-year levels, Greek men scored lower in Confidence component of identity development than did Greek women and non-Greeks. Covarying for entering first-year students' moral reasoning scores, sophomore non-Greek women scored higher…
Descriptors: College Students, Fraternities, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies

Taylor, Colette M.; Howard-Hamilton, Mary F. – Journal of College Student Development, 1995
Surveyed 117 African American males at 10 predominantly white universities to examine the relationship between identity attitudes and student involvement. Results indicate that greater campus activity involvement contributed to higher stages of racial identity development. Findings support the idea that a dialectical interaction exists between…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Ethnicity, Extracurricular Activities