The authors examine student cheating based on implicit and explicit definitions of cheating. Prior to being provided a definition of cheating, students reported whether they had cheated. Students were then provided a definition of cheating and asked to rereport their cheating behaviors. Results indicate that students do not understand what…

This brief discussion of differences between misdemeanor and control groups has noted them primarily in terms of one theoretical viewpoint. I have presented a very rough first draft of a partial model for typical students arrested for disorderly conduct, intoxication, or underage consumption of alcohol. It is one of a number of such possible…

This digest discusses binge drinking on U.S. college campuses. Male binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks in a row one or more times during a 2-week period; female binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks in a row one or more times during a two-week period. A drink is defined as twelve ounces of beer or wine cooler, four ounces…

Outlines the history of Phi Delta Kappa in the decade from 1955 to 1965. (IRT)

Examines the role of Phi Delta Kappa in promoting the understanding of education occurring in other countries. (IRT)

Shares observations on role of fraternities and sororities at colleges and universities that provide unusually rich out-of-class learning and personal development opportunities for undergraduate students. Examines information from College Experiences Study, 1988-89 study undertaken to identify institutional factors and conditions promoting student…

Examined experiences of members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations at one university. Data from interviews with 22 students who were members of 6 NPHC fraternities and sororities revealed several themes or patterns: bonding, service projects, role modeling, and cooperation. Findings have implications for student affairs…

College fraternity members (n=29) participated in a designated driver program in which one member volunteered to remain abstinent and serve as driver for his companions. Participation, either as driver or passenger, did not affect enjoyment of the social occasions. Subjects neglected to choose a driver on a number of occasions, and some drivers…

Assessed academic attitudes, intellectual values, family socioeconomic status, and financial concerns of Black and White Greek organizations (fraternities and sororities). Found many more differences than similarities between Black and White Greeks, with Blacks from a lower socioeconomic background, more academically motivated, more liberal, more…

Explores the relationship between self-esteem, Greek affiliation, and year in college for college men (N=132). Results show differences in self esteem between Greek and non-Greek men by the end of the first year. Lower levels of self-esteem were found in sophomores. Suggests future research focus on transitions and cross-sectional design. (MKA)

Discusses previous research that found broad-based negative effects of Greek affiliation on standardized measures of cognitive development after one year of college. Following the same sample, the present study found that the negative effects of Greek affiliation were much less pronounced during the second or third years of college. (Contains 32…

In this article, the author addresses the issues surrounding black fraternities and sororities on campus today, shares what he learned about black fraternalism, and presents his thoughts on the subject. Among the concerns facing black fraternal organizations on campus today include: (1) Most chapters had very small numbers; (2) They did not always…

To promote student engagement, professors must actively seek to create the conditions that foster engagement. Chickering and Gamson (1987) suggest that good practices in undergraduate education are ones that: encourage student-faculty contact, develop reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourage active learning, provide students with…

Study supported in part by U.S. Office of Education Project C-998, Contract 3-20-001, NDEA Title 7.

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)