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Understanding Fraternity Drinking: Five Recurring Themes in the Literature, 1980–1998
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In light of widespread concern about alcohol abuse on college campuses, the authors review the empirical literature concerning fraternity drinking published since 1980. The review is structured according to 5 themes that emerge from the literature: (a) the continuity between high school and college drinking, (b) the self-selection of heavy drinkers into environments that support heavy drinking, (c) the central role of alcohol in fraternity socialization, (d) the misperception of drinking norms, and (e) the enabling environment of the fraternity house. The literature is summarized for the benefit of those who wish to better understand the role of alcohol use in the fraternity system.
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“Borsari and Carey (1999), citing literature from 1980 to 1998, identified the fraternity house as one of the most consistent sites for the heaviest drinking on campus.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Borsari and Carey (1999)
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“In the review, they noted two considerable problems embedded in the culture of fraternity living: problematic drinkers tend to self-select into residences that enable abusive drinking (see also Park, Sher, & Krull, 2009) and fraternity residences tend to have a greater tolerance of intoxicated behaviors.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Borsari and Carey (1999)
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“In the review, they noted two considerable problems embedded in the culture of fraternity living: problematic drinkers tend to self-select into residences that enable abusive drinking (see also Park, Sher, & Krull, 2009) and fraternity residences tend to have a greater tolerance of intoxicated behaviors.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Borsari and Carey (1999)
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“Borsari and Carey (1999) reviewed literature from 1980 to 1998 on the topic, concluding members were particularly susceptible to the risk of problematic alcohol consumption because of the role of socialization in the environment.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Borsari and Carey (1999)
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“Although this result seems counterintuitive, a more holistic look at the research (e.g., Borsari & Carey, 1999) suggested the fraternity/sorority environment yielded higher consumption rates, rather than simply availability.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Borsari, B. E., & Carey, K. B.
- Affiliations
- Syracuse University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1999-07-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30-37
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W2048857821
- Cited by
- 126
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 3.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA010010, DA10010)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- alcohol abuse, heavy drinking, enabling environment, fraternity houses
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking, Humans, Male, Social Desirability, Social Identification, Socialization, Students, Universities
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