Blog 3

1) http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/434/art%253A10.1023%252FA%253A1007046513949.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1023%2FA%3A1007046513949&token2=exp=1488247696~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F434%2Fart%25253A10.1023%25252FA%25253A1007046513949.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1023%252FA%253A1007046513949*~hmac=41667261f2f3f846e6b2dd76e0eeb13205f4c330db163956d3000dd6750070a5

This article is helpful because it takes an in depth look into Greek and Non-Greek students. It compares the two different students side by side on many different measured variables. In most of these variables Greek students tend to rank higher than the Non-Greek ones in many different areas at school. This article shows how joining Greek life increases higher levels of social involvement and gains. It also goes on to prove that joining Greek life does not impact students academic performance. It was found that students in Greek life did not report lower levels of academic involvement, integration of college experiences, or gains in math and science reasoning. This is important information when proving that Greek life does not actually have a negative impact on a students academic life. Overall this source helps me show how Greek life students grow in some areas more than the average student.

2) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214804314000147

This next article also helps support the benefits of joining Greek life. This article goes on to prove how members of Greek Life have higher percentages of graduating and want a graduate degree more than Non-Greek students. These two statistics are important because it shows how these students look too the future more than average students. That is further proved in this article when the study shows how Greek members plan on working full time upon graduation. Greek students have large alumni groups that help them have an idea of what to do when nearing graduation. Due to this these students are more prepared come their senior year.

3) http://resolver.ebscohost.com/openurl?sid=EBSCO%3aeric&genre=article&issn=0888210X&ISBN=&volume=30&issue=2&date=20120101&spage=15&pages=15-30&title=College+Student+Affairs+Journal&atitle=Unchallenged%2c+Professed+Core+Values%3a+Do+Undergraduate+Fraternity%2fSorority+Members+Actually+Benefit+in+the+Areas+of+Scholarship%2c+Leadership%2c+Service%2c+and+Friendship%3f&aulast=Long%2c+Larry+D.&id=DOI%3a&site=ftf-live

Lastly this article is useful because it looks into all aspects of Greek life. Not just academic achievements but also leadership, service, and friendship. One of the benefits found was the positive impact joining Greek life has on students. It helps the individual members grow and experience a leadership position as well as have a positive impact on the organization even without holding a leadership position.  Another positive impact of Greek life is the impact it has on the surrounding community. Greek members contribute to countless hours of community service. 43% of fraternity members and 51% of sorority respondents engage between 1-5 service hours per week. This combines to a lot of total hours bettering the surrounding community which only provides a positive impact for the members within it.