Results suggest that fraternity men and women are reacting with intense loyalty to the traditional system and its right to select members on any basis, discussions questioning the right of outsiders to dictate membership policy, and a growing awareness of advantages each member may enjoy with an open membership policy. (Author)

Students from five classes participated in a four-year study of attitude change as a function of fraternity or sorority affiliation. Although all five scales from the College Student Questionnaire changed, only one, family independence, changed differentially by Greek affiliation. (Author)

The study concludes that the trend toward more individualization and greater activism would seem to lead to difficulty in distinguishing Greeks from the rest of the student body. (Author)

Reevaluates Wilder's (1972) findings in response to the reactions of Jakobsen and Strange. Tests the hypothesis that Greeks have an anti-intellectual impact on their membership. Questions the definition of Greeks as "dependent." (Author/ABB)

The author argues that though fraternities have a rich tradition in American higher education and continue to have significant support, they must become more responsive to contemporary student concerns and more open to inevitable and rapid change in the field of education. (Author/BY)

This article addresses the issue of the stereotypes surrounding fraternities and sororities at a small private college in Oregon. The hypothesis that students who pledge have a higher affiliation need than "independent" students is not supported. (Author)

The evidence on social fraternities on two campuses suggests two major problems confronting the system. The first is that of cultural implosiveness or socioeconomic inbreeding. The second involves the heavy emphasis placed upon personality factors in the rushing and pledging processes. (Author)

Studied hazing practices at a large university and compared active and alumni fraternity members' (N=259) attitudes towards them. Results showed alumni accepted hazing more than active members. Most members believed hazing served a valuable purpose and did not create problems in their own chapter. (WAS)

Extends the work of Wilde et al. (1978), in a longitudinal study of attitude change in college students (N=2,178). Compares "Greeks,""ex-Greeks," and independents on family and peer independence, liberalism, cultural sophistication, and social conscience. Found that year of enrollment was more prominent than was Greek affiliation in inhibiting…

Examined interpersonal values of fraternity pledges and members, and independents, using the Survey of Interpersonal Values. Students who joined a fraternity came to value independence less and to value leadership more than did nonmembers and, as a group, attained more homogeneous values regarding benevolence and independence. (Author/KS)

The purpose of this study was to develop and investigate the effects of a race relations communication program on facilitative responding ability, racial attitude change, and the reduction of racial anxiety of Black and white fraternity pledges. Statistical analysis of pre-post differences did not yield any significant results. (Author)

Surveyed participants (N=453) in sorority and fraternity rush about the effect rush had on their self-images. Found students who pledged a Greek-letter organization reported that rush had a neutral to positive effect on their views of themselves, while nonpledges indicated that it had a neutral to negative effect. (Author)

Analyzes students' Greek affiliation in relation to their value orientation and their conforming to the goals of the academic institution. Contends that the Greek system is not compatible with many of the traditional goals of the academy, but that students in general seem to be out of step with these goals. (Author/ABB)

Assessed the level of student moral development based on results of the Defining Issues Test. Results supported the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the assessed stage of moral development across levels of sorority/fraternity membership, across sex, and across year in college. (RC)

There were no significant differences in academic abilities among sampled fraternities. Differences in the social environments were found when the high and low achieving fraternity groups were compared. Independence, academic achievement, and intellectuality, as measured by the University Residence Environment Scale, differentiated the…