Membership in a Fraternity or Sorority, Student Engagement, and Educational Outcomes at AAU Public Research Universities
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Research involving 6,782 undergraduates (50% first-year students, 50% seniors, 16% fraternity/sorority members, and 58% females) at 15 AAU public research universities revealed that Greek affiliation had a weak positive relationship with engagement and gains in learning. The effects for Greek affiliation were stronger for seniors than first-year students.
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Freshman members of fraternities and sororities expressed greater satisfaction with their social, personal, and interpersonal development compared to unaffiliated counterparts.
“In comparison to their unaffiliated counterparts, freshman members of fraternities and sororities expressed greater satisfaction with their social, personal, and interpersonal development.”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
Senior members of fraternities and sororities reported significantly greater gains in their educational experience, interpersonal skill development, and intellectual development compared to unaffiliated counterparts.
“Senior members of fraternities and sororities reported significantly greater gains in their educational experience, interpersonal skill development, and intellectual development (Pike, 2003).”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
Pike (2003) found that affiliated students had higher levels of academic and cocurricular involvement and of interaction with other students.
“Additionally, Pike (2003) found that affiliated students had higher levels of academic and cocurricular involvement and of interaction with other students.”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
Affiliation explains why on-campus participation is high.
“Membership across all fraternal organizations has resulted in greater levels of social involvement for students: Research has revealed that affiliation explains why on-campus participation is high (Pike, 2003).”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
At the University of Missouri at Columbia, a cross-sectional study of approximately 600 freshmen and 1,000 seniors revealed that members of Greek-lettered groups reported substantially higher levels of both academic and social involvement.
“At that same institution, a cross-sectional study of approximately 600 freshmen and 1,000 seniors revealed that members of Greek-lettered groups reported substantially higher levels of both academic and social involvement (Pike, 2003).”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
Membership across all fraternal organizations has resulted in greater levels of social involvement for students.
“Membership across all fraternal organizations has resulted in greater levels of social involvement for students: Research has revealed that affiliation explains why on-campus participation is high (Pike, 2003).”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike, 2003
Women in sororities were reported to suffer from low reading comprehension.
“Pike (2003) also found that women in sororities were reported to suffer from low reading comprehension.”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike (2003)
For males, membership was associated with significantly lower levels of mathematics performance, reading comprehension, and critical thinking.
“For example, Pike (2003) found that, for males, membership was associated with significantly lower levels of mathematics performance, reading comprehension, and critical thinking.”
From Declining Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Life: a Comparison of Perceptions of Greek-lettered Organizations Between Affiliated and Non-affiliated Students (2025) · cites this paper as Pike (2003)
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Pike, G. R. (2000) · Research in Higher Education · doi:10.1023/a:1007046513949 · Cited by 157 · see citing works
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Wechsler, H., Kuh, G., & Davenport, A. E. (1996) · NASPA Journal · doi:10.1080/00220973.1996.11072415 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Pike, G. R.
- Affiliations
- Mississippi State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pike, Gary R
- ORCID
- Pike, Gary R
- Venue
- Journal of College Student Development
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2003-05
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 369-382
- ISSN
- 0897-5264 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-3382
- OpenAlex
- W2100197102
- Cited by
- 103
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of college student development (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- fraternities and sororities, Greek life, student engagement, educational outcomes, first-year students, senior students, historically Black colleges and universities, public research universities, undergraduate students
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