CPC and NPHC Sororities: An Official Study on the Differences and Silimarities

mccoyred · #1 04-03-2007, 01:38 PM

I am in the middle of the surevy and I can see what folks are saying. The first question asks whether I am in a sorority. If I wasn't then I would not be taking the survey, right?

I clicked on the NPHC link and it says NPHC at the top of the page but the questions are reminiscent of NPC orgs.

Also, for some questions, you would get better data if you allowed multiple selections.

I put n/a on the sorority history information because I am not sure of the point to this section of the survey....

Your project needs a lot of help. Please listen to the sage advice you have been given.

AlphaFrog · #2 04-03-2007, 01:44 PM

I still say messageboards are not for homework, but once I clicked on the link I was blinded by Barbie-pink (stereotype, much?). Please.

Make it a more normal color, that way you won't blind people.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #3 04-03-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I still say messageboards are not for homework, but once I clicked on the link I was blinded by Barbie-pink (stereotype, much?). Please.

Make it a more normal color, that way you won't blind people.

Yes, the pink was a little blinding.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #4 04-03-2007, 02:38 PM

The survey certainly seems a bit unprofessional. It seems that if it was a sanctioned senior project for some school it would be on the school's server and not a free server with no name or school information listed anywhere. And bright pink???? Are you really wanting to be taken seriously?

AND the NPC consists of INTERnational groups unlike what you say on your website.

33girl · #5 04-03-2007, 03:06 PM

The wording of this question makes no sense:

12. How would you feel about a member of your sorority who is not current with your sorority's foundation (i.e. founding date, founding location, founders, etc)?

How can you be "current" with that? Do the founders change? If you mean they don't have those things memorized, then say so.

Oh and by the way, it's alumna/alumnae.

Bad survey, would not take again.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #6 04-03-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

The wording of this question makes no sense:

12. How would you feel about a member of your sorority who is not current with your sorority's foundation (i.e. founding date, founding location, founders, etc)?

How can you be "current" with that? Do the founders change? If you mean they don't have those things memorized, then say so.

Uh, yah agreed. The part not in the parentheses seems to be asking about donating money to our Foundations and not that other stuff. And that information is pretty well ingrained (spelling?) in us anyway.....

DSTCHAOS · #7 04-03-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mccoyred

Your project needs a lot of help. Please listen to the sage advice you have been given.

I wonder if she followed the survey design guidelines that most graduate students conducting survey research learn. You have to have pre-surveys, get feedback, and then design the final instrument.

I also question the validity of some of the survey items. They may not be testing what the researcher intends for them to test.

Drolefille · #8 04-03-2007, 01:54 PM

I"m rather amused that the OP asked for advice then turned around and said "I respect my prof enough to only listen to him/her"

DSTCHAOS · #9 04-03-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

I"m rather amused that the OP asked for advice then turned around and said "I respect my prof enough to only listen to him/her"

So basically GC has been used for another on-line assignment and our opinions are discarded.

What a cheap thrill.

Drolefille · #10 04-03-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

So basically GC has been used for another on-line assignment and our opinions are discarded.

What a cheap thrill.

Yes.

And I'm sure no stereotypes will be perpetuated by a poorly laid out survey created by a non-Greek student and advised by a non-Greek prof.

12dn94dst · #11 04-03-2007, 02:11 PM

In addition to agreeing with what's been said regarding the validity of this survey, I'd be interested to know who in an alumnae chapter, particularly a rather large one (over 200 members) is friends (in the true sense of the word) with or has even seen ALL of the members of her chapter. And at that level, is it important to be FRIENDS with all the members of the chapter? I'd have to agree, this survey is clearly from a collegiate standpoint.