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Originally Posted by AngelPhiSig
The survey has a lot of questions that all depend on how the greek life is on certain campuses. I knew all of my sisters pretty well, but we had a small greek community. I have friends who were in large chapters and didnt know ALL of their sisters as well as I knew all of mine - but thats just our campuses, nothing to do with the organization. The questions also dont leave room for MANY reasons why people join a sorority - yes I joined because my friends are in the organization, but there were other reasons that I joined that werent listed in the survey.
Yes I think a member needs to remember where they were founded etc... Its not something hard to remember. Do I think they need to remember the 45 founders of their chapter? No. Its not really THAT important, especially long after graduation. Do you need to know/remember that the president who was there when you were initiated's favorite color is pink? No. But your founding information is important to your organization. I also think that yea, knowing that my sorority was founded in 1913 is important, but also knowing the ideals we were founded on and knowing the reasons why our founders didnt just join one of the many organizations available to them - that is the real reasons for our sorority becoming our sorority. Dates and locations, secondary to the WHYs...
Oh and the survey was geared toward ACTIVE members and not ALUMNAE. You should specify that in your post.
Eh just my two cents, ALSO can you tell Im BORED? Our school system is on spring break.
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Thank you so much for your response AngelPhiSig! Being a Greek myself I am well aware that Greek Life on different campus varies and that is exactly why I am trying to have a large surveying sample.
In response to your comment that my questions leave no room for many reasons why people join sororities: In anthropology we have a certain type of data gathering in which before we administer a survey, we administer a freelist. In a freelist, I take a sample of people (in this case NPHC and NPC sorority members) and I ask them to list as many reasons that they can possibly think of as to why they joined a sorority. I then tally the results and determine the most common choices and I use the most common choices on the survey. I then administer the survey to a far larger sample of sorority members. Unfortunatelty you are unaware of this method. Perhaps because you have never taken an anthropology class (or any research class), or at least not one where you learned anything.
I find it interesting that you seem so hostile at the question on the survey regarding how you feel about members memorizing their sororities foundation. Rememer AngelPhiSig: the purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding between these two particular types of sororities-not to say that one type is better or one has a better way of doing things.
Finally, I noticed that you were quite annoyed that the survey appears to be geared towards active members and not alumni. Unfortunately your assumption was not true and I do need to add an option to the question I believe you are referring to. Furthermore it is evident to me that you have a poor understanding of NPHC sororities because NPHC sorority members who have graduated and are involved in a graduate chapter are called active (as well as alumni/graduate members). NPHC members who graduate and choose not to be active are called alumni or graduate members not active. I am well aware that the terms are different for NPC sororities. It may be beneficial for you to read my final report. You might just learn something
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Thank you for your time and yes-I can tell you are bored.