Investigated relationship between beliefs about drinking and alcohol use and abuse among college students (n=526). Results indicated overall students agreed with responsible drinking statements, but when effects of intervening variables were assessed, men, fraternity and sorority members, and students living in fraternity houses were much more…

A comparison was made of the drinking habits of students (N=321) from a mid-western university who were members of either a Greek organization or a student volunteer organization. Results indicated that students in Greek organizations drank more, although there were no significant differences between the groups in the number of problematic…

Investigates the effectiveness of a socialization-focused rape prevention program designed specifically for college fraternity men. Results suggest that a socialization approach to rape education was as effective as a more traditional prevention program with regard to attitudes and knowledge. Although attitudes rebounded to previous levels at the…

Examined attitudes toward marital rape-in particular, the impact of gender and fraternity/sorority membership on respondents' views regarding marital rape versus rape by a stranger, as well as feelings about actions that a victim of marital rape may take. While fraternity and nonfraternity men showed significant differences in responses, sorority…

Incoming first-time, first-year students attending summer orientation (N = 1,710) at a large public university in the Southeast completed an instrument that assessed their use of alcohol and other drugs during the previous year, their perceptions of use by current students on campus, their intended alcohol use, and their intent to join a Greek…

The relationship between Black Greek-letter organization membership and African American student engagement in almost exclusively White college classrooms was explored in this study. Data were collected through interviews with 131 members from seven undergraduate chapters at a large, predominantly White university in the Midwest. This study…

Data for this study are taken from the author's Ph.D. dissertation "Processes of Seeking Entrance in and Recuitment by Voluntary Social Orgranizations, University of Wisconsin, 1966.

Greek organization members generated the scale of prestige for Greek organizations. Another sample of Greek organization members furnished data on their dating and the Greek affiliations of their dating partners. Prestige homogamy was evident in the findings but none of the three attributes distinctive of rating-dating was found. (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)

Members of a commune and members of a fraternity and a sorority were compared on measures of attitude and behavior. As predicted, commune residents demonstrated significantly more favorable attitudes toward non-traditional values. Also, the living arrangement of a commune may be more reinforcing toward within-group cooperation. (Author)

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)

Students at the University of Florida were administered a survey to elicit student sex role attitudes. Significant differences in Greek and independent male responses on one subscale were found, indicating differences between the two groups in sex role attitudes. Significantly different means were found for Greek and independent females. (Author)

Two pilot investigations using college fraternity members present alternative viewpoint to Jones and Nisbett's proposal that negative relationship exists between familiarity with actor's behavioral history and tendency to attribute traits to him. Concludes that attribution of personality traits provides attributors information both veridical and…

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…

Explores whether involvement in Greek organizations enhances student development. Discusses areas of student development, such as academic, social, and moral and ethical development, and reviews studies examining the correlation between Greek organizations and student development. Studies show no conclusive evidence of Greek involvement leading to…