Literature review 3

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2) Routon, Wesley, and Jay Walker. “Going Greek: Academics, Personal Change, and Life after College.”Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning , vol. 48, no. 1, 7 Mar. 2016, pp. 60–66., Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. 

3) This source looks at both the impact that Greek life has on students while at school and also after they graduate. While in school this article looks in the effects of alcohol and partying on members in the Greek community. On top of that it looks into Greek members campus involvement, academic outcomes, and skill gains. After that it looks into the long term effects Greek life has on its members. Five important categories they looked at were respondents life purpose, and their social, financial, community, and physical well-being. 

4) Wesley Routon: Wesley is an applied microeconomist, and much of his work falls within labor and education economics. He revived his doctorate in economics from middle Tennessee state university 

Jay Walker: Jay's fields of interest are applied microeconomics, labor economics, and the economics of education. He is an assistant professor of economics at Niagara University and was awarded his Ph.D in economics from the university of Memphis. 

5) Key terms:

    1) Soft skills: personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other                 people

     2) Labor market outcomes: are assessed mainly using different employment/ unemployment rates as well as elements of wages and earnings

6) Quotes:

     1) "Across all five categories, former Greek members responded at greater rates than non-Greeks               that they were “thriving” and were generally more positive in their responses overall"

     2) "Champions of Greek organizations also claim that they instill certain “soft skills” (leadership              ability, interpersonal skills, etc.) that are rarely captured through traditional academic measures            such as grades"

7) This is a very important source because it looks beyond the gains that Greek life provides for its students when they are in school. It looks on the overall success that it members have post graduation. It compares many different aspects of post graduation life between Greeks and Non-Greeks and shows how Greek members were positively impacted by joining Greek life.