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community consists of five NPC chapters and was founded in the early 1970s. Unlike many young sorority communities, the University of South Alabama sorority chapters have newly constructed homes that hold 22 women. Within the last four years, the University has built new houses, identically constructed, that are owned by the University and are leased by the groups. For a sorority community that comprises only a small percentage of the campus population, this is a very big step for the University. The average chapter size is 70 members. Many of their students as well as their sorority women are first generation students and first generation members. Louisiana State University (LSU) The sixth campus is Louisiana State University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU is the flagship institution of the State of Louisiana and was founded in 1860. LSU is a very traditional and large public institution with approximately 31,000 students. The sorority community was founded in 1909. LSU has 10 chapters, ranging in size from 140 to 210 chapter members. They live in beautiful, mansion-like homes that house 45 to 60 members, have cooks and meal plans for every member. They are one of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) universities where football is a very important part of campus life. Many of the members come from Louisiana, but some do come from out of state. Florida State University (FSU) The seventh campus is Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. FSU is similar to LSU with approximately 35,000 students, located in the South, and having a very large sorority population. It is different, however, in the sense that many of the students come from either South Florida, with its large Hispanic population, or from the east coast, because they try to escape from the winter months. The sorority community is comprised of 14 NPC chapters with 88
chapters ranging in size from 150 to 210 members. They live in sorority owned houses. The University was founded in 1851 and the sorority community began in 1904. Some of the chapters are reaching their 100-year celebrations. Tulane University The eighth campus is Tulane University located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Although located in New Orleans, Tulane is similar to a northeastern type of institution. The description that Tulane uses in their communications is that they are a private, research, non-sectarian university. With an enrollment of approximately 5,700 students, a medical and law school, as well as many other professional schools to its’ credit, Tulane attracts a highly academic as well as social justice type of student. Founded in 1834, the dynamics of being located in the middle of a city also attracts a different type of student than those attracted to a traditional institution in a college town. Their sorority community began in 1891 and has six NPC chapters as part of the sorority community. Sorority houses are located off campus and are organization owned, but are used for meeting and gathering purposes only. The average chapter size ranges from 115 to 160 members. The students are not typically from the South and are attracted to Tulane because of their academic programs as well as the diverse student population. Loyola University The ninth and final campus, Loyola University is also located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Loyola is a Jesuit, Catholic institution founded in 1912. Loyola is a liberal arts institution, which also has a law school. With an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students, Loyola, like Tulane, is not a typical southern university. Located right next to Tulane, Loyola is similar in its diverse student population and high percentage of out of state students. Consistent with Jesuit ideals, the University’s mission includes a strong sense of social justice. The sorority community is 89
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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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efer to themselves as "service" org
Page 47 and 48: Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity Lombard C
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 81 and 82: where I was able to travel based up
Page 83 and 84: a whole. I piloted the interview qu
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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 101 and 102: participants’ feelings about the
Page 103 and 104: A few of the participants expressed
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 119 and 120: I think that ritual has made me a b
Page 121 and 122: The reasons that the participants g
Page 123 and 124: This study included both private an
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Page 127 and 128: sorority women’s length of member
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Page 131 and 132: ehavior of sorority women, it must
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Page 143 and 144: Butler, E. R. (1990). Initiations r
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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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