Date of Award

1-1-2010

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

Morgridge College of Education

First Advisor

Lyndsay Agans, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Frank Tuitt

Keywords

Fraternity, Greek life, Learning communitites, Sorority

Abstract

Fraternities and sororities have been fixtures of American collegiate campuses since the founding of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776. Since that time the wants, needs, aspirations and desires of the college student has continually evolved. In an effort to keep up with the evolution of the student, Greek-letter organizations (GLOs) have needed to find ways of evolving as well. As we jump head-first into the 21st century and beyond these great bastions of the collegiate experience are again in need of a face-lift to meet the needs of the latest generation of students. Now, more than ever, it is time for GLOs to get back to their true roots and find a way to accentuate the values that they represent. It is also important to work towards diminishing the negative aspects often associated with membership within these organizations, bringing congruence between their exposed and enacted values. This thesis presents a model designed to help GLOs evolve into hybrid organizations with close ties to living-learning communities, while still holding onto their individual identities.

Publication Statement

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Rights Holder

Matthew Charles Brinton

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

120 p.

Discipline

Higher education

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