Full Description
Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and Sororities is inspired by continuing conversations about the enduring challenges facing fraternities and sororities on campuses across the country. The co-editors curate contributions from scholars and noteworthy practitioners from across higher education to examine a variety of issues relating to the past and future construct of these institutions. The text begins with a historical section that provides a perspective on the origins of fraternities and sororities. Other sections look at such critical areas as values, legal issues, and research. Values are described regarding the values congruence movement and acknowledging emerging areas of the individual fraternity and sorority experience. Legal issues include freedom of speech, hazing law, and risk management. Additional profiles of large, national benchmark surveys are included, and the book concludes with a final overview of the state of fraternity/sorority scholarship. This volume will appeal to a broad readership made up of faculty, administrations and alumni/ae.
Contents
Preface
Pietro A. Sasso, J. Patrick Biddix, and Mónica Lee Miranda
Foreword: Faculty Reflection on Fraternity/Sorority Life
Roger "Mitch" Nasser Jr.
Part One: Historical Foundations
1. Fraternities and Sororities as a Student Movement
Pietro A. Sasso, Roger "Mitch" Nasser Jr., Bilal Badruddin, and Fran Becque
2. History of Asian American Greek-Letter Organizations
Bryan Dosono, Bilal Badruddin, and Vigor W. H. Lam
3. NALFO: A Retrospective y Hacia Adelante
Mónica Lee Miranda, Keith D. Garcia, and Juan R. Guardia
4. From Halls to House: The Proliferation of Fraternity Housing
Pietro A. Sasso and Thea Zunick
Part Two: Legal Issues
5. Protected Speech or Illegal Behavior: Fraternity Activities in a World of Campus Insecurity
Dennis E. Gregory
6. Fraternal Law
Mitch Kamrass
7. Hazing in Fraternities and Sororities
Jenny Nirh
Part Three: Values and Student Development
8. The Position of Fraternity and Sorority Values in College Student Development
Ashley Tull, Justine Grace, and Colin Nelson-Pinkston
9. Membership and Values: Dissonance and Opportunities
Denise L. Davidson and Mark Bauman
10. Looking Inward: Meaning Making, Spirituality, and the Fraternal Experience
Robert Jason Lynch
Part Four: Diversity and Inclusion
11. Cultivating Cultures of Inclusion: A Leadership Development Approach
Leonard Taylor Jr. and Shirdonna Lawrence
12. The Divine Nine in Contemporary Higher Education: A Critical Race Perspective
Shanna E. Smith and Dorian L. McCoy
13. Race and Privilege in Fraternity and Sorority Life: Considerations for Practice and Research
Crystal E. Garcia and Zachary E. Shirley
Part Five: Research
14. The State of Fraternity/Sorority Research
James P. Barber, J. Patrick Biddix, Grahaeme A. Hesp, Eric Norman, and Daniel A. Bureau
15. Development and Use of the Fraternity and Sorority Experience Survey
Cynthia A. Cogswell, Kevin Fosnacht, Dawn M. Maynen, Steven Veldkamp, and Gary R. Pike
16. Contributing to Learning and Development? Exploring the Impact of Fraternity and Sorority Membership
Georgianna L Martin, Brian Garsh, and Michael S. Hevel
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