National Gay Greek Survey
 

National Gay Greek Survey Launches Feb. 13

For Immediate Release
Contact: Shane L. Windmeyer
Lambda 10 Project
for GLBT Fraternity & Sorority Issues
(704) 277-6710
shane@...

Invisible No More: LGBT Fraternity & Sorority Members Asked to Share
Openly Panel to study real-life experiences of LGBT students
nationwide

Survey can be taken online at www.gaygreek.org starting February 13,
2006


Rushed openly gay and didn't get in? The Lambda 10 Project
(http://www.gaygreek.org) wants to hear about it. Came out to
Fraternity brothers or sorority sisters and received acceptance?
Spill the
details.

The good, the bad and the "oh, no, they didn't!" all have a place in
the organization's upcoming research project.

Why a research project? Because lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender
(LGBT) fraternity and sorority members, both active and alumni, have
Long been invisible. The Lambda 10 Project's national study will
explore the LGBT experience within fraternities and sororities with
the goal of
developing educational resources and advancing further research that
will assist fraternities and sororities in creating safer, more
inclusive
environments for their LGBT brothers and sisters.


"We know fraternity and sorority life for LGBT students is
dramatically
different today than it was ten years ago," said Lambda 10 Project
co-founder and coordinator Shane Windmeyer, a national speaker who
has edited three popular gay books about life in college
fraternities and
sororities. "But what exactly has changed, and what problems remain?
Those are the questions we need answered."

To get answers, the Lambda 10 Project today issued an official call
for
participation in the upcoming study. The organization seeks
undergraduate and alumni fraternity and sorority members who happen
to be LGBT, along with LGBT students who have some sort of
experience, positive or negative, with a fraternity or sorority. The
assessment goes live on February 13, 2006 and will be available to
take online for one month. All responses will be kept confidential
and anonymous. Anyone who fits the research criteria may take the
assessment; complete information can be found at
http://www.gaygreek.org.

Led by Pennsylvania State University's Sue Rankin, a scholar and
researcher on LGBT experiences in the campus environment, the
survey, which coincides with the Lambda 10 Project's tenth
anniversary, is the first-ever formal study of its kind and has been
reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at
Pennsylvania State University. The results will be compared to those
of the informal assessment "A Glimpse at the Invisible Membership:
A national survey of Lesbigay Greeks," conducted by Douglas N. Case,
a
longtime fraternity and sorority professional. Case's study,
published
in 1995, provided the first comprehensive view of sexual orientation
issues within college fraternities and sororities.

"This study will look back on the issues Case covered a decade ago,
with additional questions to gather new data that will help us to
better
lead educational efforts for men and women in fraternities and
sororities," Rankin explained. "The quantifiable, reliable data we
gather will serve as a starting point for ongoing education,
policymaking and research efforts. Our shared vision is that one
day, there will be no invisible LGBT members of the college
fraternity or sorority. Each of us will have a welcome place among
the brotherhood or sisterhood."

About the Panel Researchers from across the country have compiled
the
Lambda 10 Project study. All are former or current faculty or staff
members at large universities and have professional experience in
higher
education with LGBT and, or Fraternity/Sorority Life issues. Along
with Rankin, the team includes Case at San Diego State University;
Windmeyer; Grahaeme
A.
Hesp at Florida State University; Chuck Eberly at Eastern Illinois
University; George Miller of Delta Sigma Phi National Fraternity;
and
Billy
Molasso at Northern Illinois University.

About the Lambda 10 Project
Since 1995, the Lambda 10 Project has served as a clearinghouse for
educational resources and materials related to sexual orientation
and
gender identity and expression in the college fraternity and
sorority
experience. The organization was founded by Pamela W. Freeman and
Shane L. Windmeyer, one of the nation's foremost educators and
speakers on issues of sexual orientation and fraternity and sorority
life.

PRESS INQUIRIES & MEDIA OPPS: To inquire about interviews or other
media opportunities, please contact Shane L. Windmeyer with the
Lambda 10 Project by calling (704) 277-6710 or shane@....

Graphics: A PDF flyer can be downloaded at:
http://www.gaygreek.org/gaygreek/Gay...yer_2sheet.pdf

MORE INFORMATION: Details about the "Experiences of LGBT Fraternity
& Sorority Members" assessment can be found online at
www.gaygreek.org along with the findings of the 1995 informal
assessment titled "A Glimpse at the Invisible Membership: A national
survey of Lesbigay Greeks," conducted by Douglas N. Case.

An online survey that anyone can take? Yeah I’m going to trust those results…

Lambda.....Chi Alpha 10?

Makes sense.


A gay in a fraternity? Ridiculous.

.... moron ....

haha which part is moronic, the lambda chi part, or the gays in fraternities part.

I'd have to go with his feelings on gays in Fraternities.... but then hey with a screen-name like his I should expect it...

I dont know one person that has gone through a proper pledgeship, with hazing, that did not say it was one of the most memorable experiences in their lives. Most common answer - "Best worst time in my life."

I definitely can think of at least one fraternity alumnus who might be able to give some insight on the gay, greek male.

Kinda an "interesting" statement for this thread - particularlly after looking at the stories of hazing in another thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...threadid=74950

It takes on a whole new meaning in that light... maybe it even explains it.

ilikehazing does thinks gays in Fraternities are "Ridiculous", but then supports activities that often devolve into thinly vieled homoerotic behavior... maybe it's has way to get a little something~something while still preaching the 'ridiculousness' of gays in Fraternities ;)

I don't downgrade fraternities for pledging gay guys, but I would probobly be pretty uncomfortable if we gave one a bid.....although that would never happen.

Why would it never happen?

i don't see SAE at Texas ever having a gay member in the near future. i'm sorry if that offends you or if anyone thinks that is wrong, i really don't care.

those three stories are ridiculous.....and they frankly seem made up. 2 out of 3 were not even about fraternities.

Are you really that dense? Those were Erotic stories on an erotic story board. lol geez. They weren't supposed to be real. Tool.:rolleyes:

sorry, i missed that, i just clicked on the links. i guess that makes me a tool, i didnt feel the need to check into it that much.

im glad you typed out that you rolled your eyes.....

Yeah I agree, I don't see my fraternity ever bidding a gay person. As to the hazing comments, I assume you are kidding, but most hazing does not involve anything sexual or nude. I really have no desire to see any pledge naked. I think the hazing that pledges say is good, are those that bring the pledge class together. Struggling to overcome an obstacle is a good way to bond.