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upon the demographics of their campus. The other campus that is different than a typical southern campus is Florida State University. In addition, Ramapo College in New Jersey and the University of Dayton in Ohio are also included in this study. Ramapo College The first interviews were conducted at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey. Ramapo College founded in 1969, is a small, public institution that has an enrollment of approximately 5,200 students. The campus is a very modern campus with newly constructed residence halls, some nostalgic buildings, but mostly a campus of first generation students. Their sorority community was founded in 1989 and has four National Panhellenic Conference sororities that average in size from 30 to 50 members. The sororities do not have their own housing and the university does not provide housing for the sororities. Most of the women live on campus, at home with their parents, or in off campus housing. Their students are primarily from the New Jersey area and stay connected with their families. This campus was selected due to its location in the northeast, newer campus as well as a very young sorority community with many students not only being first generation sorority women, but first generation college students. University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) The second campus is the University of Alabama at Birmingham, located in Birmingham, Alabama. UAB is a public institution, founded in 1945 and has a total enrollment of approximately 15,000 students including a medical school. Their campus is located in an area of the city where a medical school and hospital are also located, which was not like a traditional campus where the entire campus was in a designated area. Being attached to a professional school seemed to create a very different environment for the students. Their sorority community 86
was founded in 1978. Their average chapter size is 45 and they have 4 NPC chapters on their campus. Sorority housing consists of chapter suites in a University owned facility. University of Dayton (UD) The third campus is the University of Dayton located in Dayton, Ohio. UD is a private, Catholic, Marianist institution founded in 1850. The total enrollment is approximately 6,400. The academic requirements are very competitive and many of the students come from all over the country. Many of the women who are in sororities are also involved in many other organizations on campus. Seven NPC chapters make up approximately 18% of the student population and average approximately 70 members per chapter. Sororities began at UD in 1933, but have only been recognized by the University since 1967. The sororities have houses that are owned by the University and are rented or leased by the organizations. The campus is very academic focused and most of the students complete their degrees in four years. University of Southern Mississippi (USM) The fourth campus is the University of Southern Mississippi located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. USM is a public institution with an enrollment of approximately 13,000 students. Founded in 1910, many of the students who attend USM are from Mississippi and the surrounding states. The eight NPC chapters on campus average approximately 85 members per chapter. Each chapter has a chapter suite in a residence hall referred to as “Panhellenic.” The sorority community at USM was founded in 1949. University of South Alabama (USA) The fifth campus is the University of South Alabama located in Mobile, Alabama. USA is a public institution that was founded in 1963 with an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students. Being located in Mobile, Alabama gives USA a certain kind of charm. The sorority 87
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SORORITY RITUALS: RITES OF PASSAGE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am very grateful
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for teaching me that a group of peo
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ......
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CHAPTER V: SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, REC
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Each year th
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The member groups of the National P
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hopes of the founders rather than t
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ceremony is complete, that person i
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80,000 women join sororities. On mo
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issues, and topics …that formerly
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when do we use it? How do we use it
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the sorority experience has on the
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The lack of information concerning
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of the NPC member groups, and to co
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE Thi
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Ritual Ceremonies and Symbolism in
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Robson writes further: In a world c
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strengthened by encountering differ
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student initiated and created to au
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Gradually, however, they took over
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Following the founding of Kappa Alp
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Page 49 and 50: What Is Ritual? In order to explain
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Page 57 and 58: am I? Well, as I see it, I am a per
Page 59 and 60: Value Congruence Research conducted
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Page 63 and 64: To better understand Gilligan’s F
Page 65 and 66: only women, all with varying opinio
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Page 69 and 70: development. The isolation period a
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Page 75 and 76: not an option. Actual observance of
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Page 83 and 84: a whole. I piloted the interview qu
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Page 87 and 88: participated in my sorority ritual,
Page 89 and 90: sorority women was a cognitive asse
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Page 93 and 94: school. Sixteen (31%) sophomore par
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Page 105 and 106: Several of the participants related
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Page 115 and 116: When I first joined my sorority, I
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Page 121 and 122: The reasons that the participants g
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Page 127 and 128: sorority women’s length of member
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Page 143 and 144: Butler, E. R. (1990). Initiations r
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Pennington, D., Zvonkovic, A. C., W
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Taylor, S.E., Peplau, L.A., C Sears
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APPENDIX A CONSENT FORM 141
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APPENDIX B PROFILE QUESTIONS 143
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APPENDIX C INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 145
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general? What would you say that th
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APPENDIX D (LETTER TO THE GREEK ADV
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APPENDIX E NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CON
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six months doing literature researc
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common knowledge similarities--the
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Correspondence II To: Shelia Barnes
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I truly appreciate your guidance an
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Application for Exemption from IRB
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VITA Mari Ann Callais was born in 1
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