Chapter One
Introduction

Fraternities and sororities are organizations that play vital roles in one’s college life, the educative community of colleges and universities, and the society that these organizations are in. These organizations are present in about eighty-five percent of all the colleges and universities around the world. Commonly referred to as Greek societies these organizations provide great opportunities for college students to develop their skills and appreciate their interests with peers whom they call and consider brothers or sisters.
Being part of a Greek society poses a number of advantages to individuals that are in their college years. Membership in a fraternity or sorority gives students the opportunity to meet new people and enjoy college life while still excelling academically. These organizations provide greater fields for their members to excel in what they do best and discover more things and gain more knowledge about themselves. These Greek organizations present wider social and career networking thus making school and employment easier for their members. But while Greek societies present such number of advantages, the brotherhood or sisterhood also has its own set of disadvantages especially for new recruits, pledges and neophytes. Cases of abusive initiation rites, criminal behaviors and sexual assaults are frequently acquainted to the concept of Greek societies most especially fraternities. Due to these Greek societies are also frequently condemned but in truth Greek societies are also human where in some are good for these societies are organized to create benevolent leaders of the future and some bad where what is given importance is the “cool now” and not the “bright future.”
The public is usually aware of the negatives rather than the positives of Greek life and one’s awareness especially teens are based on public opinion. Due to this, teens are highly discouraged by parents and themselves in being involved in a Greek society thus making it unusual for a teen to actually care about fraternities and sororities and its long-term benefits.

A. Statement of the Problem
As it is important that highs school students are aware of the presence and the operations of Greek organizations, this research shows that students are mostly informed of the negatives of fraternities and sororities.
This study aims to present salient data regarding the awareness of teens on the presenceof fraternities and sororities.
Specifically, this study purports to answer the following questions: 1) What factors affect a teenager’s view on Fraternities and sororities? 2) Does a teen's views on fraternities and sororities affect his/her decision in joining one? 3) Do the advantages of joining a Greek organization outweigh its disadvantages?

B. Significance of the Study
This study will be beneficial to the following:
Students.This study would enable high school students, especially the graduating ones,to get to know not only the known and most published disadvantages, but also the advantages of being part of a fraternity or sorority. Students who are college freshmen would also be able to acquire proper knowledge on how Greek organizations function in their colleges or universities and how they would be able to benefit from them.
Parents.It has been a popular opinion among parents that being in a fraternity or sorority is not favorable for their children due to its "bad influence." Through this study the researchers would be able to educate and to inform parents that Greek organizations are not entirely bad and can be a field for self-improvement for their children.
University and College Administrative Boards.The administrative members of the college and university community would be able to completely comprehend the role and purpose of the fraternities present in their community through this study. They would be able to understand how fraternities work internally thus enabling them to formulate university rules that would lead to the betterment of the relationship between fraternities and the other members of their university communities.

C. Scope and Limitation
This study will present basic information about Fraternities and Sororities. This will include the teenagers’ views on fraternities and sororities, the advantages and disadvantages of being a fraternity or sorority member, types of fraternities and sororities, and the history of fraternities and sororities.
This study will not include children’s and adults’ views on fraternities and sororities. Neither issues nor news, regarding fraternities and sororities, are included in this study.
This study was conducted in January 2015- February 2015 among the High School Students of Sacred Heart School- Hijas de Jesus. There were 20 respondents from each year level from Grade7 to Year 4 in the school year 2014-2015.

D. Definition of Terms
For a better and clearer understanding of the study, the following terms are operationally defined:
Bid is an invitation or letter of acceptance sent by the present fraternity brothers and sorority sisters to accepted pledges or new members.
Binge is an act of excessive or compulsive consumption of drugs or alcohol.
Chapter is the people in a certain area who make up one section or a local branch of a large fraternity or sorority.
Fraternity is an organization associated with male college students who are organized around an oath of secrecy concerning its rituals, beliefs and practices.
Greek is a term applied to all sorority or fraternity members.
Hazing is a ritual practiced in some fraternities or even sororities in which new members or pledges are forced to do something embarrassing or dangerous for their initiation.
Initiation is a ceremony or a series of actions that formally accepts a pledge as a new member of a fraternity or sorority.
Legacies are students who have family members, usually the mom or dad, who are alumni of a fraternity or sorority.
Member is someone who has been initiated into a chapter of a fraternity or sorority.
Neophyte is a person who is a new member of a fraternity or sorority.
Philanthropy is the practice of giving money, time and effort to help make life better for other people in the community wherein the fraternity or sorority is situated.
Pledge is a serious promise or agreement made by a person who intends and is preparing to be part of the organization to the present fraternity brothers of sorority sisters. It is also a term applied to all aspiring members of a fraternity or sorority.
Recruitment is the process of adding new individuals to a fraternity or sorority through bids.
Rush refers to the mutual selection process in which those seeking membership in sorority or fraternity houses participate in. This also refers to the parties in which pledges get to meet a number of current fraternity and sorority members.
Sorority is a woman’s student organization for social and academic purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters. This term is also associated with sisterhood.

Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
Fraternity or Sorority. According to Collier’s Encyclopaedia (1991) and Encyclopaedia of Knowledge (2000) a fraternity is an organization associated to colleges and universities. These organizations are usually named by the initial letters of Greek words that represent the aims or ideals of the organization. The typical kind of group that is organized around an oath or a pledge and members of such groups are sworn to secrecy. These organizations have been established to bring together men and women for social purposes, for honour, for service, for recognition or for academic purposes. They aim to organize a society of men or women associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood or sisterhood dedicated to the intellectual, physical, moral, religious, and/or social development of its members. A reason for the establishment of these organizations is to encourage leadership, racial pride and equality, and academic excellence among students.
Types of Fraternities. As stated by Wenbourne Katz, B., there usually are different types of fraternities and sororities that cater to one’s interests and needs in colleges and universities. One of the most dominant types in the present is what we call the “social fraternities.” These are fraternities that focus mainly on widening one’s range in the social web and hierarchy of college life. Another type would be the “philanthropic fraternities” that focus more on philanthropic activities which help the community. Another sort of Greek organization would be the “honour fraternities” who give emphasis on academic excellence and in which most of its members are at the top of their classes. Lastly, the “professional fraternities” are mainly composed of working individuals or professionals that are taking their master courses; often times these fraternities also include teachers from the university or college’s faculty.
Social Societies. Societies that have been named “social” primarily function as social clubs. A number of these societies form groups and affiliations with one another thus all the affiliated fraternities and/or sororities are governed through a Greek Inter-fraternity or Pan-Hellenic council with representatives coming from each member fraternity and sorority. To join this type of fraternity or sorority interested students must participate in a selection process known as the rush. (Wenbourne Katz, B. Types of Fraternities and Sororities. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from http://education.seattlepi.com/types-fraternities-sororities-3092.html)
Honour Societies. Only students who excel academically can join honour fraternities of sororities or collectively known as honour societies. Membership in an honour society is by invitation only and is hailed as largely symbolic. Being invited to or being a member of an honour society highly makes a student eligible for scholarships. (Wenbourne Katz, B. Types of Fraternities and Sororities. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from http://education.seattlepi.com/types-fraternities-sororities-3092.html)
Religious or Ethnic Societies. Students who have specific cultural and/or religious views and interests compose this type of fraternity or sorority. These societies are usually affiliated to nearby religious or ethnic out of school organizations. Fraternities and sororities of this type are also well-known for promoting their organization’s interests and beliefs in their locality or own campuses and the minorities. (Wenbourne Katz, B. Types of Fraternities and Sororities. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from http://education.seattlepi.com/types-fraternities-sororities-3092.html)
Philanthropic societies. These organizations primarily aim to provide service to their communities. Societies of this type volunteer, raise money for charitable causes, and organize educational and profitable events. Philanthropic societies make it a point and a priority to focus on providing service to others at least once a year through a major activity. Some have varied sexes as members and both men and women have equal chances of governing their organization boards. (Wenbourne Katz, B. Types of Fraternities and Sororities. Retrieved January 3, 2015, from http://education.seattlepi.com/types-fraternities-sororities-3092.html)
Joining a Fraternity or Sorority. Joining a fraternity or sorority is not intended to be unacceptable as deemed in popular opinion. Fraternities or sororities are like school clubs that promote friendship, camaraderie and brotherhood or sisterhood. The difference is that in order for one to join a fraternity or sorority, one has to go through rigid initiation rites which include special rituals that are unique to each fraternity or sorority that inflict the necessary sense of belongingness to neophytes or recruits. College freshmen students usually feel the need of this “sense of belongingness” due to loneliness and the feeling of isolation caused by the new environment they are in when starting college life. Thus joining one would enable them to develop themselves through the help of fraternity brothers and sorority sisters. (Joining Fraternities. (July 18, 2014). Sunstar)
Recruitment. This is process in which college men and women undergo different events or tasks that emphasize various aspects of brotherhood or sisterhood in order for them to join their chosen fraternity or sorority. The process and when the process will occur depend on each fraternity or sorority but for most of these organizations’ recruitment activities are separated into two types: the informal and formal recruitment. Informal recruitment starts weeks before the first semester for upperclassmen (3rd-4th year college students) and transfer students. Formal recruitment however begins on the first day of the first semester for college freshmen students. Due to the great amount of attention given to hazing incidents among fraternities or sororities precautionary measures are also emphasized during the entire recruitment processes especially in properly oriented and knowledgeable universities and colleges. (Inter-fraternity Recruitment “Rush”. Retrieved December, 29, 2014, from virginia.edu/student-life/organizations/fraternity-sorority)
Recruitment process. The fraternity or sorority “admissions” process compromises of three stages: rush period, pledge period, and bid period. The selection process is the first step for gaining membership in a fraternity or sorority and this process is usually done hasty, brief (thus called “rush”) and arbitrary to test each pledge or legacy’s commitment to the organization. Bids are then given by the present organization members to pledges and/or legacies but being given a bid is not to be viewed as an objective measure of self-worth and chances of being part of the organization since the process does not give a total evaluation of the pledge or legacy’s attributes. Friendships and bonds are the expected products of participating in the entire recruitment process. (Miller, R. (2006). Campus Confidential: The Complete Guide to the College Experience by Students for Students. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.)
Sorority Rush and Pledge. This period on the recruitment process is typically brief and concentrated that spans of an average of less than a month. Some sororities require each pledge to visit every sorority house of the organization during this period to enable them to be acquainted and create bonds with their future sorority sisters from different houses. There are a number of rushes during this process and in each rush each candidate for pledging or pledge are able to meet more and more sorority sisters, who will be the ones giving their bids therefore the more sorority sisters a pledge meets and befriends the higher her chances of being bid on is. After the entire recruitment process a few of the candidates for pledging are then chosen to officially pledge themselves as the new members of the sorority through initiation rites. (Miller, R. (2006). Campus Confidential : The Complete Guide to the College Experience by Students for Students. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.)
Fraternity Rush and Pledge. Compared to the sorority rush and pledge the fraternity rush and pledge is more casual and takes much longer since there is no standard rush process and no widespread requirements for students to rush or visit all fraternity houses. Formal rush parties and interviews are rare in fraternities. Pledges are given bids after the rush and this is usually done only for formality’s sake. What takes the most time in the recruitment process of fraternities are the challenges that all the pledges have to undergo through challenges in order for them to prove their commitment to the fraternity. These challenges usually involve activities that all fraternity brothers and pledges have sworn to secrecy. It is a known fact that these activities may not be completely described in detail to the public but they are challenges that either humiliate or present a certain amount of danger on the pledge, with this each pledge is given the choice to drop out or quit if he thinks that the challenge is too risky or embarrassing for him to do. (Miller, R. (2006). Campus Confidential : The Complete Guide to the College Experience by Students for Students. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.)
Fraternity or Sorority Alumni. Once a brother or sister, always a brother or sister. All members cease to be active even when they leave college. Fraternity or sorority alumni make it a point to help all their brothers and sisters that are still in college have great opportunities in looking for a future career. They often render much aid to their fraternities or sororities through recommendation letters of likely candidates for membership or legacies and also for the graduating members who are in quests of finding suitable work. Alumni usually organize themselves into clubs or associations of somewhat loose constitution having headquarters in centres of population. Some of them own and provide fraternity or sorority houses to their undergraduate brothers or sisters. They exert much influence upon their fraternities or sororities and through their occasional meetings annually they are able to keep up the interest of their fraternities or sororities and their brothers and sisters. This relationship between professional alumni brings undergraduate members into contact with mature men and women who treat their membership as a serious privilege. (Fraternities, college. (1960). Encyclopaedia Britannica. (Volume 9, p. 701). United States of America: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.)
General History of Fraternities and Sororities. Fraternities and sororities have developed into established national organizations, run by their alumni, and operating local chapters on many campuses since the day the concept of Greek-lettered groups were formed. This concept having been called the Greek societies originated from the great land of Greece. In the earlier years only fraternities were given the privilege to exist and most of its members were scholars and men of great social status. Years went by and in 1776 one of the forerunners in today’s modern fraternities was founded, the organization was named Phi Beta Kappa whose ideal or motto was “Philosophy [is the] guide to life.” In the 1880s more groups were formed that latter paved the way to the large expansion of the Greek system throughout universities and colleges. After years of sexual discrimination the first sorority was founded with the name Alpha Delta Pi. In 1902 the first National Panhellenic Conference was founded in the United States of America to provide order and to serve as the central power among all the fraternities and sororities in the country. (A General History of Greek Life. Retrieved November 29, 2014, from http://www.gmu.edu/orglife/faq-generalhist.htm)
Effects Caused by WWI and WWII on Fraternities and Sororities. During the time of great destruction and chaos, organizations could no longer support so many fraternity and/or sorority houses with so little members that many were shut down and some even ceased to exist. In order for some to survive smaller fraternity and sorority chapters merged to create larger groups that stayed in one house to keep their organizations from disappearing. After World War II changes were clearly seen among fraternities and sororities. Enormous influence of men into the college system was great and the tradition of hazing proliferated. With these occurring events anti-establishment movements against fraternities and sororities increased in number in the late 70s but due to the fact that fraternities and sororities were becoming centres of social life on many campuses in the 80s these movements were unsuccessful but posed a grave threat against the organizations for a short period of time. Problems and issues were then resolved among fraternities, sororities and the other members of the educative community through the foundation of the National Interfraternity Conference in 1909. Later, these organizations were able to move away from the stereotypes and became a pledge of leadership, scholarship and community spirit in the 1990s up to the present. (A General History of Greek Life. Retrieved November 29, 2014, from http://www.gmu.edu/orglife/faq-generalhist.htm)
Mission of Greek Leaders. Fraternity men and sorority women are committed to enhance the society or the community they are in through the values of brotherhood and sisterhood, character, leadership, service or philanthropy, responsibility and scholarship or academics. (Fraternity and Sorority Life: Mission and Purpose. Retrieved August 25, 2004, from studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/Greeks/mission.shtml)
Brotherhood and Sisterhood. There is an opportunity to create bonds and relationships with students of various backgrounds with both similar and different interests in which there is no need to change as these organizations are not made for conformity. Greeks strive to accept and appreciate all their members, embracing differences while holding common values. The atmosphere in sororities and fraternities foster a close bond of fellowship that last a lifetime. Combination of the concepts of individualism within the framework of mutual cooperation is emphasized in these organizations. Fraternities and sororities encourage and support the enhancement of their members and their dedication to the institute’s principles and provide Greek students a home, mentorship, career networking and a sense of community in a large university. The fundamental principle of every fraternity and sorority: A brotherhood or sisterhood shares the good times and provides support during the difficult challenges that come with being a college student. (Our Community. Retrieved December 22, 2014, from http://www.utdallas.edu/gogreek/join/)
Character. Members pledge to be hardworking and just and be able to be held accountable for their actions to become responsible and able members of the society. Fraternities and sororities provide self-assessment and development amongst its members thus developing able bodied men and women for the future. Business tycoons and successful individuals are usually reaped among students who are members of a fraternity or sorority. (Fraternity and Sorority Life: Mission and Purpose. Retrieved August 25, 2004, from studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/Greeks/mission.shtml)
Leadership. Developing leaders today for the future is vital in Greek life. Members are inspired and driven into becoming leaders, a variety of leadership development programs are often attended by Greek students. Successful alumni brothers or sisters are considered as role models by all fraternity men or sorority women. There are varieties of leadership opportunities within each organization and their respective governing bodies that help develop skills of organization between brothers and sisters and the community. Fraternities and sororities encourage all of its members to involve themselves in organizations outside their chapters or houses to encourage self-development and hard work. With this most Greeks are often prominent leaders on campuses and hold positions in many other in or out of campus organizations. (Four Pillars of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from www.albany.edu/involvement/greeklife.shtml)
Members have higher GPAs or excel more academically. Despite common public perception, there is an existence of academic support and improved performance among Greek students. Many fraternities and sororities hold group study sessions and provide tutoring for members. A research conducted in the University of Missouri-Kansas City indicates that 71% of fraternity and sorority members graduate more compared to the non-Greek members of the student body. (Kokemuller, N. What are the Benefits of joining a fraternity or sorority? Retrieved January 3, 2015, from http://education.seattlepi.com/benefits-joining-fraternity-sorority-14I2.html)
The primary purpose of the fraternity/sorority community is to encourage and to develop high scholastic achievement among its members. As stated before, several factors contribute to this academic atmosphere like peer tutoring, upperclassmen counselling, and chapter study hours which introduce new students to the required effort that one must give to achieving academic excellence. These organizations help members meet the challenge of balancing academics while gaining the most from one’s college experience. (Our Community. Retrieved Dec. 22, 2014, from http://www.utdallas.edu/gogreek/join/)
Social Networking. Fraternity and sorority experience provide a break from the demands of the classroom and opportunities to meet students from other campus chapters. Members are constantly encouraged to participate in other campus life programs and join other student organizations and social events. A number of activities organized by Greek societies open doors to meet new people that will help in one’s self-improvement and career in the future. Joining a Greek community exposes students to lifestyles different from their own and with this they are able to learn valuable lessons from people who do not only come from different cultural and/or religious backgrounds but also from families that are completely opposite from their own. (Advantages of Greek Life. (2012) Retrieved January 4, 2015, from greekaffairs.nmsu.edu/advantages-of-greek-life/)
Career Networking. Greek life provides connections, lessons and values to its members that prepare them for the real world. According to Hageman of the Tribune Newspapers (2013) one of the traditionally selling points of Greek life are the connections one can make, not just with current chapter members, but also with the network of former fraternity or sorority members in the corporate world. A fraternity is not just a college experience, it is a lifetime involvement. A network of people is generated especially when alumni fraternity or sorority members, job searching is done much easier with the connections of fraternities and sororities in the different types of industries in the community. Events are even held intended for career networking in some Greek societies thus furthering one’s chances in landing his or her dream job after college. (Hagerman, W. Weighing the pros and cons of joining a sorority or fraternity. (August 6, 2013). Tribune Newspapers)
Disadvantages of fraternities and sororities. True to everything in this world being a member of a fraternity or sorority also has its drawbacks. The public knowing more about the disadvantages of Greek societies often times worsen how people with not enough knowledge about fraternities and sororities look at these organizations. A few of these disadvantages are as follows: controversial and physically assaulting initiation rites, hazing which also serves as an initiation rite, great amounts of initiation fees and the greater chances of members being stereotyped as alcoholics and troublemakers especially among fraternities. But truth be told these we call disadvantages actually depend on what fraternity or sorority a student decides to be part of. (Disadvantages of Joining a Fraternity. Retrieved January 4, 2015 from, collegelife.about.com/od/cocurricularlife/a/7-Disadvantages-of-Joining-A-Fraternity-Or-Sorority.htm)
Initiation rites. Rites of initiation differ for each fraternity or sorority. But there are certain instances where some Greek organizations involve themselves in great misconduct but are still able to get away with it due to the fact that all members and recruits have sworn themselves to secrecy. Initiation rites are usually designed to inflict pain or “pleasure” among their new members or recruits. These troublemaking Greeks say that these initiation rites are not meant for fun but for “testing a recruit’s commitment to their organization.” Some initiation rites even include alcohol and drug intake but the most sinister way of initiating pledges are through hazing. A few fraternities even have the term “haze week,” an initiation rite wherein pledges present themselves for daily hazing for the whole duration of a week. (Dangers of Fraternity Hazing. Retrieved November 30, 2014 from www.univerity-college.net/dangers-of-fraternity-hazing/)
Hazing. According to Allan (2008) hazing is not only defined by paddling for hazing is the actual exercise of pain inflicting practices on fraternity or sorority pledges. Alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep deprivation, worthless and mundane tasks and sex acts are hazing practices common across types of student groups. But what is hard to understand is that more students actually perceive positive rather than negative outcomes of hazing. Students recognize hazing as part of the college or university culture.
In the Philippines fraternity and/or sorority activities are usually out of school. With this schools cannot keep track of all the organizations’ activities. Since hazing is illegal, no such activity is ever held in schools which is why schools should not be held accountable if such events like death occur to a student while undergoing an out of school initiation or hazing practice. The focus of all proposals to address the problem of hazing should instead be on the fraternities, sororities and their fraternity and sorority heads are to be made most accountable to such horrific events. The fact is that the “victim” or pledge undergoing hazing must be held the most accountable for it is his or her decision whether or not to participate in such activities. (The problem of hazing. (July 15, 2014). The Freeman)
Sexual assaults. There are two types of hazing which societies call pain or pleasure. Pain involves pain inflicting physical activities like paddling while pleasure involves casual sexual intercourse with the opposite sex with “twists” such as having one sorority pledge be penetrated by five associated fraternity men. According to Ruth (2014) for the last few years the issue of sexual assaults on college campuses has received intense national and local attention. As the scale of the problem has become more widely recognized, many institutions have taken steps to improve their preventive and disciplinary procedures on this matter. (Ruth, M. Campus Conversations on Fraternities. (April 30, 2014). Retrieved January 2, 2015 from ruth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2014/04/03/campus-conversations-on-fraternities/)
Criminal behaviour. According to Cheney (2014) researchers have done a systematic review with the objective to examine studies that included fraternity/sorority membership in the investigation of the smoking behaviour, excessive intoxication and illegal drug intake among Greek societies especially fraternities. It is seen that fraternity/sorority member smoking was usually associated with alcohol and substance use which were then related to Greek society social parties. It was also found that students who interest in drinking or the use of illegal drugs are likely to join fraternities in the quest for greater chances to “party.” (Cheney, M., et al. (2014). Smoking and Membership in a Fraternity or sorority. A systematic review of Literature. Journal of American College Health, 62, 264-276.)

Chapter Three
Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data

Table 1 shows the profile of the respondents, in the table it shows that there is an equal percentage of males and females surveyed. Most of the respondents are in a family with 2 to 3 children with 62.5%, a family with 4 or more children is 25% while the least is with a family with only 1 child is 12.5%. Most of the respondents are the eldest in their family with 42.5%, respondents that are middle and youngest child in their family with 23.75% and 21.25% respectively and the least is being the only child in their family with 12.5%.
Table 1: Profile of Respondents Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Gender | Male | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 40 | 50% | Female | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | 40 | 50% | Number of Children in the Family | 1 | 2 | 10% | 1 | 5% | 4 | 20% | 3 | 15% | 10 | 12.5% | 2-3 | 12 | 60% | 13 | 65% | 11 | 55% | 14 | 70% | 50 | 62.5% | 4 or more | 6 | 30% | 6 | 30% | 5 | 25% | 3 | 15% | 20 | 25% | Rank in the Family | Only Child | 2 | 10% | 1 | 5% | 4 | 20% | 3 | 15% | 10 | 12.5% | Eldest | 9 | 45% | 6 | 30% | 9 | 45% | 10 | 50% | 34 | 42.5% | Middle | 7 | 35% | 4 | 20% | 4 | 20% | 4 | 20% | 19 | 23.75% | Youngest | 2 | 10% | 9 | 45% | 3 | 15% | 3 | 15% | 17 | 21.25% |

Table 2 presents the awareness of fraternities and sororities of high school students in Sacred Heart School – Hijas de Jesus. The data shows that most of the respondents are aware of the existence of Greek organizations with 53.75%. Students who are uncertain and are not aware of fraternities and sororities garner 32.5% and 13.75%, respectively.
Table 2: Awareness of Greek Organizations Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Yes | 10 | 50% | 11 | 55% | 10 | 50% | 12 | 60% | 43 | 53.75% | No | 4 | 20% | 3 | 15% | 2 | 10% | 2 | 10% | 11 | 13.75% | Uncertain | 6 | 30% | 6 | 30% | 8 | 40% | 6 | 30% | 26 | 32.5% |

According to the University Wyoming, 76% of U.S.A.’s senators have been Greek and 43 of the current senators have backgrounds in Greek organizations. Along with the senators, 29% of the current U.S. House of Representatives have Greek affiliations and since 1910, 85% of the U.S. Supreme Court justices have been Greek. 43 of 50 of the largest companies in America are led by Greeks and only 2% of the population in America are actual Greeks. Undergraduate Greeks raise approximately 7 million dollars, and donate about 850,000 volunteer hours annually for charities (Interesting Facts: Fraternity and Sorority Life. Retrieved January 4, 2014, from http://www.uwyo.edu/greeklife/why-greek/general-facts.html)

Table 3 shows the source of information or awareness regarding fraternities and sororities of the high school students in Sacred Heart School – Hijas de Jesus. In the table below, it shows that majority of the respondents were made aware through other forms of media with 48.84%, and through the internet with 39.54%. Other sources of awareness such as printed media, family, and others accumulated percentages of 33.56%, 30.23%, and 11.63% respectively.
Table 3: Manner of Awareness Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Family | 4 | 40% | 3 | 27.27% | 3 | 30% | 3 | 25% | 13 | 30.23% | Internet | 5 | 50% | 5 | 45.45% | 3 | 30% | 4 | 33.33% | 17 | 39.54% | Printed Media | 2 | 20% | 3 | 27.27% | 6 | 60% | 3 | 25% | 14 | 33.56% | Other Forms of Media | 4 | 40% | 6 | 54.54% | 3 | 30% | 8 | 66.67% | 21 | 48.84% | Others | 2 | 20% | 1 | 9.09% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 16.67% | 5 | 11.63% |
Greek Organizations, fraternities in particular, have been scrutinized even more in recent years. In the U.S., they have seen more than 60 fraternity-related deaths and these institutions have fought with issues of violent hazing and sexual assaults since 2005. To many people the portrayal of Greek life in coverage have been unfair since these Greek organizations can play integral roles in the development of well-rounded adults. (The Role of Fraternities and Sororities Today. (August 2014). Retrieved January 5, 2015, from http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-08-26 /role-fraternities-and-sororities-today)
Table 4 shows whether or not the respondents know of anyone that is part of a fraternity or sorority, as well as what their relation is to that person. 78.75% of the respondents do not know of anyone in a Greek organization, while 21.25% of the respondents know of someone who is in a fraternity/sorority. Of the 21.25% that know a Greek, 41.18% say that they have a friend who is part of a fraternity/sorority. Other relations to Greeks such as family members, relatives and acquaintances have garnered 35.29%, 29.41%, and 23.53%, respectively.
Table 4: Relations to Greeks Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Yes | 5 | 25% | 5 | 25% | 2 | 20% | 5 | 25% | 17 | 21.25% | No | 15 | 75% | 15 | 75% | 18 | 90% | 15 | 75% | 63 | 78.75% | Relation | Family Member | 3 | 60% | 1 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 40% | 6 | 35.29% | Relative | 1 | 20% | 2 | 40% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 20% | 5 | 29.41% | Friend | 1 | 20% | 3 | 60% | 2 | 100% | 1 | 20% | 7 | 41.18% | Acquaintance | 1 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 40% | 4 | 23.53% |

In most fraternities and sororities, those who are legacies receive bids to join their relations Greek organization. These legacies may be given special consideration by the fraternity or sorority, but it is not a guarantee that they will get in. (Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved January 5, 2015, from http://www.csulb.edu/greek/faqs/)
Table 5 shows the opinions of the respondents towards Greek organizations. Majority of the respondents were not interested in joining fraternities and sororities, accumulating 55.5%, while other opinions garnered only 3.75%. Other items such as uncaring towards them(fraternities and sororities), not knowing their purpose, not liking their existence, and finding them cool collected 47.5%, 26.25%, 21.25%, and 7.5%, respectively.
Table 5 also shows the views of the respondents to fraternities and sororities. 71.25% of the respondents see Greek organizations as sources of hazing incidents, followed by 45% seeing fraternities and sororities as sources of gang rape incidents. Academic support, career opportunities, only for “rich kids”, for the development of leadership skills, and for community involvement collected 18.75%, 17.5%, 16.25%, 13.75%, and 13.25% respectively

Table 5: Views on Fraternities/Sororities Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Not Interested in Joining One | 9 | 45% | 15 | 75% | 14 | 70% | 14 | 70% | 52 | 55.5% | Don’t Like their Existence | 5 | 25% | 7 | 35% | 4 | 20% | 1 | 5% | 17 | 21.25% | Don’t Know Their Purpose | 6 | 30% | 5 | 25% | 4 | 20% | 6 | 30% | 21 | 26.25% | Find Them Cool | 2 | 10% | 2 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 10% | 6 | 7.5% | Uncaring Towards Them | 9 | 45% | 5 | 25% | 12 | 60% | 12 | 60% | 38 | 47.5% | Others | 1 | 5% | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 3 | 3.75% | Views on Fraternities and Sororities | Community Involvement | 0 | 0% | 2 | 10% | 4 | 20% | 5 | 25% | 11 | 13.25% | Only for “Rich Kids” | 3 | 15% | 4 | 20% | 1 | 5% | 5 | 25% | 13 | 16.25% | Academic Support | 0 | 0% | 3 | 15% | 4 | 20% | 8 | 40% | 15 | 18.75% | Source of Gang Rape Incident | 10 | 50% | 9 | 45% | 7 | 35% | 10 | 50% | 36 | 45% | Development ofLeadership Skills | 1 | 5% | 2 | 10% | 3 | 10% | 5 | 25% | 11 | 13.75% | Source Hazing Incidents | 14 | 70% | 13 | 65% | 13 | 65% | 17 | 85% | 57 | 71.25% | Career Opportunities | 1 | 5% | 4 | 20% | 2 | 10% | 7 | 35% | 14 | 17.5% |

Fraternities and sororities give their member first-hand experiences that help develop their leadership skills, and allow them to interact with other organizations. Greek organizations also involve themselves in community service and recognize local and national charities and organization in need of aid. Members of the fraternity and sorority give their time and money though special projects for these philanthropies. (Family Member Information. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://info.umkc.edu/getinvolved/fsa/family-member-information/. )
Table 6 shows whether or not the respondents would join a fraternity or sorority if they were given a chance to do so. Majority of the respondents answered no, with 61.21% while only 2.5% said that they would join. The remaining 36.35% of the respondents were uncertain.
Table 6: Choice to Join a Greek Organization Items | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Year 4 | Overall Total | Percent | | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | TOTAL | % | | | Yes | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 2 | 2.5% | No | 9 | 45% | 16 | 80% | 12 | 60% | 12 | 60% | 49 | 61.25% | Undecided | 11 | 55% | 3 | 15% | 8 | 40% | 7 | 35% | 29 | 36.25% |

According to Mayfield (2011), there are different things to take into consideration before going Greek. Things such as the cost, the drinking and the limitations that Greek life can bring need serious discussion and consideration before joining a fraternity or sorority. There are also certain stereotypes associated with Greek life and more often than not, people will judge those in fraternities and sororities. But despite those facts, Greek organizations can bring people closer together and give its members more connections in their social web. Having different events held for the society gives opportunities to those who are still neophytes to socialize and get to know their brothers and sisters.

Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

Summary
The researchers choose this topic of Fraternities and Sororities so that college freshmen can be aware of the benefits that they can gain from joining a Greek organization as well as the drawbacks of joining fraternities and sororities can bring. This study was done so that college and university administrations can understand as to why fraternities and sororities exist and what these organizations do. This also helps make aware to those who see Greeks as a nuisance to the college community that there are works of the Greeks that help not only those within the organization but also those in the general community. The respondents of this research’s survey are the high school students of Sacred Heart School- Hijas de Jesus. The researchers asked twenty people per year level to answer the survey. The respondents’ ages range from 13-17 years old. 50% of them are male while 50% are female. 42.5% are the eldest, 23.75% are the middle children, 21.25% are the youngest and 12.5% are the only children in their family.

Conclusion
Based on the findings of the study, the researchers have come up with the following conclusions: 1. A factor that affects a teenager’s views on fraternities and sororities is his/her relationship with a fraternity or sorority member. The person gets information about fraternities and sororities through hearing about the member’s experiences, the advantages and disadvantages they get from joining a fraternity or sorority, and other details that he/she will get from the member. He/she gets to know information from the perspective of a member, which may cause his/her views to change. Another factor that affects a teenager’s views is his/her knowledge about fraternities and sororities. The teen’s views would depend on his/her knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of joining a fraternity or sorority, the purpose of having these organizations, the effects these organizations have on people, and many more. Another factor is the source of the information that the teenager knows about. He/She may have found or read that information in a movie, book, show, blog, or in the news, and information coming from any of these are usually opinionated which means that the writer’s opinions are biased based on his/her views on fraternities and sororities, and these information may affect those of a teenager’s. 2. A teenager’s views on fraternities and sororities will affect his/her decision in joining one because that would be his/her basis in deciding. A person’s information and knowledge is what forms his/her views and opinions. A person’s views and opinions are what form his/her decisions. People have different reasons for joining fraternities or sororities but they all base it on what they think about them in the end. 3. Based on the results from the survey that the researchers conducted among the high school students of Sacred Heart School – Hijas de Jesus, it showed that a lot of students view fraternities and sororities as a source of hazing incidents. This shows that the students have negative views on fraternities and sororities. But results also show that many of the students are uninterested, do not really care and do not really know much about these organizations. Therefore, we conclude that majority of the students have negative views on fraternities and sororities due to their minimal knowledge on the organizations.
Recommendation
The following recommendations are offered as possible ways for future researchers to improve their study. The researchers recommend the following on the topic: 1. The researchers recommend that colleges and universities to implement more rules regarding fraternities and sororities but not to restrict these organizations too much that their goals and ideals would not be as attainable. 2. The researchers recommend future researchers to study more on the effects of joining fraternities and sororities, including the relationships of the members of the Greek organization to those outside the organization and the possible effects the organization could have on the physical and mental well-being of its members.

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