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Originally Posted by sfksfl07
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  .
Thank you for your time and yes-I can tell you are bored. |
The problem was that your options for "why I joined my sorority..." is that most of them were very superficial. There was nothing along the lines of "because they showed true sisterhood", which would have been my answer, and I don't think I'm the only one.
AKA Monet had some great points in her post, I think, that would make a difference in your survey. No matter what classes you have taken that make you think you know more about this than we do, your survey really was hopelessly geared toward the stereotypical, and TRULY understanding Greek life is being open to individuality, actually, and not the stereotypes. But then, maybe that's what you're going for.
Also, for your question regarding founders, two options were much the same, and the first was two harsh. Most would probably feel that they fit in the middle...that sometimes people forget, but that it IS a big deal.