Sorority Rituals - Reflections On Rites of ... - Mari Ann Callais
Sorority Rituals - Reflections On Rites of ... - Mari Ann Callais
Sorority Rituals - Reflections On Rites of ... - Mari Ann Callais
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................ ii<br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................................................................................... iii<br />
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... x<br />
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1<br />
Sororities and Ritual ........................................................................................................ 4<br />
Description <strong>of</strong> a Ritual Ceremony ....................................................................... 6<br />
Why Study Sororities and Ritual ......................................................................... 7<br />
Meaning <strong>of</strong> Ritual to Sororities ............................................................................ 9<br />
Back to the Roots <strong>of</strong> Sororities .......................................................................... 11<br />
<strong>Reflections</strong> from Those Affiliated with Greek Life ........................................... 12<br />
Purpose <strong>of</strong> the Study ...................................................................................................... 14<br />
Sections <strong>of</strong> the Study .......................................................................................... 15<br />
Contribution <strong>of</strong> the Study to the Body <strong>of</strong> Research ........................................... 16<br />
Chapter Summaries ........................................................................................................ 18<br />
Operational Definitions .................................................................................................. 18<br />
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ............................................................................ 21<br />
History and Need for Ritual ........................................................................................... 21<br />
Ritual Ceremonies and Symbolism in Sororities ............................................... 23<br />
What is a <strong>Sorority</strong>? ......................................................................................................... 23<br />
<strong>Sorority</strong> Culture .................................................................................................. 26<br />
<strong>Sorority</strong> Structure ............................................................................................... 27<br />
History <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Sorority</strong> Movement ..................................................................... 28<br />
The National Panhellenic Conference ................................................................ 35<br />
<strong>Sorority</strong> Terminology ......................................................................................... 38<br />
What is Ritual? ............................................................................................................... 39<br />
Purpose <strong>of</strong> Ritual ................................................................................................ 40<br />
Ritual as Performance ............................................................................ 40<br />
Ritual as a Rite <strong>of</strong> Passage ..................................................................... 43<br />
Living the Ritual .................................................................................... 45<br />
Value Congruence .......................................................................................................... 49<br />
Developmental Theory ................................................................................................... 49<br />
Women’s Developmental Theory ...................................................................... 52<br />
Sororities and Women’s Development .......................................................................... 54<br />
Transitions as <strong>Rites</strong> <strong>of</strong> Passage ...................................................................................... 58<br />
Group Dynamics ............................................................................................................ 61<br />
Summary ........................................................................................................................ 62<br />
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