Blog 9

Thesis:

Joining Greek life is more than just joining a social club, it is a way for young students to develop there skill set and grow to become more successful in the future.

Research question:

What is the impact on development and growth on students who decide to go Greek?

In order to answer this questions I plan on using my sources to show how Greek students further develop their skills and are further set up for success in the future. I will be showing this by giving examples of specific skills that students have developed when they joined Greek life.

In an article by George Kuhn he tries to discuss the negative influences that students encounter by joining Greek life. He goes on to try and counter the argument that students develop and enhance their cognitive skills. He goes on to state how Greek students are behind their non-Greek students in cognitive development. He goes on to explain the biggest deficit in students is in critical thinking. He also tries to argue that Greek students make smaller gains in openness to diversity than their fellow non-Greek students.

Although Kuhn may argue these points there is significant evidence to refute his argument. It has been looked into multiple times and I have found multiple sources that disagree with Kuhn's argument and provide significant evidence against him.