Although Black commuter students are disadvantaged when it comes to higher education, research on the success of Black commuter students in college is very rare. Existing research on Black and commuter students primarily concentrate on negative statistics such as stagnant college completion rates, departure, and lack of engagement. The purpose of…

States that today's Greek-letter organizations are under greater scrutiny than ever before and although these groups can contribute to the educational success of their members in important ways, they will not achieve that potential without addressing persistent challenges. Describes the historical background as well as the role of today's Greek…

Critical thinking is an important outcome of college. Current research in this area pertaining to Greek organizations is of importance to student-affairs administrators who want to create learning communities for and with students. Offers strategies for success to be used by Greek organizations, student affairs personnel, and college faculty. (MKA)

This study examined the cognitive effects of fraternity/sorority affiliation on 2,293 first-year college students at 18 four-year institutions in 15 states. It assessed the net affects of Greek affiliation on standardized measures of reading comprehension, mathematics, and critical thinking, and sought to determine if the cognitive impacts of…

This paper presents the results of eight analyses based upon data from the National Study of Student Learning (NSSL), a 3-year longitudinal research project begun in 1992 to examine the influence of academic and nonacademic experiences on student learning, student attitudes about learning, student cognitive development, and student persistence.…