...study and definition of terms. Background of the Study Fraternities exist now a day, these days fraternities are common among college students.. The word fraternities came from the Latin word, frater and soror, meaning ‘’brother’’ and ‘’sister ‘’respectively. From the beginning, the norms and values of fraternities were independent of the college environment. Since the founding of Kappa Alpha at Union College (in Schenectady, New York) in 1825 as the oldest secret brotherhood of a social nature, fraternities developed with different personalities and histories on each campus. The trappings of an idealized ancient Greece were added to those of Freemasonry to create secret societies dedicated to bringing together young men who were seeking conviviality. Members historically met weekly in a student dormitory room or rented facility for social and intellectual fellowship. To fight the monotony of mid-nineteenth-century colleges, fraternities institutionalized various escapes of a social nature. In our time many of the students who study at the university are involved in fraternities and became a big problem with the university because many of the students participating here have neglected their studies and the others were lost due to hazing.And most of the students involved in fraternities and unaware of their parents. Based on the researchers’ observations here in DCSP, many students are involved in fraternities. Usually, the first year students are taking a Bachelor...
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...lifestyle of students before, during, and after joining small fraternities in Mawaque” Introduction a. Background of the Study Today in our society, there are many Fraternities that can be joined. Some are for brotherhood, some are for religious purposes, professions and many other forms of fraternities. Many students are interested to join fraternities for various reasons. Unfortunately, the real meaning of the word fraternity has changed. People nowadays think of a fraternity as a group of notorious brats claiming for brotherhood, who does chaotic and immoral acts. And that’s why people try to create their own small fraternities doing as such. In a certain community in a mabalacat, there are small fraternities created by students from a school in the community. These small fraternities make trouble in the community. They sometimes make riots and rambles in the streets of the community. This is a problem that the authorities are having a hard time to deal with since the members of these fraternities are high school students and they are not yet at the legal age to be imprisoned. Not only that, but these small fraternities ruin their lives. For example, instead of going home after class and spending the time studying or spending quality time with their families, they get involved into riots and rambles in the park or outside their school. These rambles sometimes are more than just fist fighting; these fraternities sometimes throw fragile bottles at each other or even stab...
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...REACTION: Fraternity nowadays, especially in our Country is a major Problem. In the Article that I gave is all about the fraternity in the ancient times, I think there’s no update for the latest Fraternity happened. When I search about the article, it talks about the ancient fraternity. It always based in the United States, where it was believed to be the place of the Beginning of the fraternity. And when I search the article base in the Philippines or in the Philippine setting, the one that pop out is about news related to fraternity and there’s no information about fraternity in the Philippines. It also pops out the Different names of the fraternity. As far as I know, Fraternity in the early times is kind of brotherhood, it is where they formed a group of friend to help each one of them, where members must bond, interact and live together over the period of the college life or for some High School life. This club becomes a place for members to meet, socialize and create friendship amongst other members. As a result each member gains recognition, sense of belonging in a family and an ability to feel needed and wanted by the club. One of the most controversial legacies left to the modern fraternity or sorority by past generations is the tradition of physical, psychological, or emotional testing of its potential members as a rite of passage to full membership. Here in the Philippines, Fraternity refers to a ‘Gang o Gangster’...
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...A Reflection Paper on Frat Man The play Frat Man was truly a unique play to have seen. As part of the discipline office’s campaign against fraternity involvement, there was a lot to learn out of it. The play’s lead character was a young man, a student, who decided to join a fraternity. The boy was just a regular student in every sense; however, he decided to join a fraternity after being convinced by his friend to do so. After successfully becoming a part of a fraternity, he found himself getting into a little bit of trouble involving a girl he is trying to pursue and her ex-boyfriend. The girl’s ex-boyfriend got jealous due to the lead character’s advances towards the girl. Interestingly enough, the ex-boyfriend was part of a rival fraternity which sparked an all out frat war against the lead character and his respective fraternity. Sadly, this frat war led to the lead character’s demise because he was shot while the frat war was occurring. That was basically how the play ended. The ending was a solemn reminder of how fraternity involvement can lead to lives being wasted for something so petty all magnified into an explosion of chaos. Though not all fraternities are violent or destructive, most of them are nowadays. I think with the youth today, the sense of a fraternity has gotten lost in translation. Fraternities were supposed to be brotherhoods where in each of the members are there to protect his fellow members. However, protecting doesn’t mean you have to start fights out...
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...“KAPATIRAN”: The Reasons that Contributes to the Willingness of Students of University of the Philippines in Joining Fraternities A thesis Proposal presented to the Faculty Members of the UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY General San Miguel Street. Sangandaan, Caloocan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY By: Paalisbo, Gay Lord Severino, Daisy ann 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page……………………………..……………………………………………………. Approval Sheet…................................................................................................................... Ackwoeledgement……………….…………………………………………………………. Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction…………………..……………………………………………… Background of the Study……………….……………….…………………… Statement of the Problem……………………….…………….………………. Hypothesis………………………………………….…………….…………… Significance of the study……………..……………………………….………. Scope and Limitations…………………………………………………….…… Conceptual and Theoretical Framework………………………….…………….. Definition of terms…………………………………………………..…………. Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Foreign Literature………………………………………………………………. Related Local Literature…………………………………………………………………… Related Studies…………………………………………………………………………… Chapter II METHODOLOGY AND DATA GATHERING PROCEDURES Research Design……………………………………………………………………………...
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...humiliating tricks and ridicule) has always been seen as a secretive campus activity when it comes to fraternities and pledging. As a result, Dr. Mark Taff resorted in his article that, "..a series of 168 cases of injuries and deaths related to fraternity hazing activities...[occurred] in the United States between 1923 and 1982" (2113). Young college men are being hospitalized and even worse, dying, just for a couple of friends that give them a sense of belonging. The major causes of hazing are the students' wanting a sense of belonging in a big college campus, the college's infrequent knowledge of what occurs in fraternities, and the unwillingness of fraternities to change tradition. Since hazing has been around for more than a century, one cannot expect the practice of hazing to stop all together. It will probably take years before hazing perishes from the fraternity scene. Nevertheless, until an end is put to hazing, solutions can be used to make hazing less common, until it no longer exists. These solutions that may be able to put an eventual stop to hazing, in the long run, are better education about fraternity hazing, stricter laws to prevent hazing from occurring, and more intervention from college administrators.Stories of hazing incidents are all too common in the news media today. It would not be out of the ordinary, upon opening the newspaper, to read the testimony of some fraternity pledges "'We were taken to a deserted park and blindfolded...We sat on our knees for an hour...
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...FRATERNITY PROBLEM AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN TAGUM CITY Research Paper Presented to Prof. Esterlita Pacal English 201, 7:30 Caser, Novy Jane H. Tambis,Jennel Calledo, Jappet John S. September1,2014 Acknowledgement Every project big or small is successful largely due to the effort of wonderful people who have always given their valuable advice or lent a helping hand. We sincerely appreciate the inspiration; support and guidance of all those people who have been instrumental in making this term paper a success. We, Novy Jane H. Caser, Jennel Tambis, and Jappet John S. Calledo, the students of University of Mindanao Tagum College (UMTC), we extremely thankful to our beloved advicer Mrs. Esterlita Pacal for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course of this termpaper. The blessing, help and guidance given by her time to time shall carry us a long way in the journey of our life. Besides our adviser, we would like to thank our Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Antonio P. Caser, Jr, Mr. & Mrs. Joselito R. Calledo for supporting our studies financially and emotionally.We also thank them for their unconditional love and trust even though they’re not always in our side. We would like to thank also these following persons : Ms. Rheabel Kaye Hernandez for helping us and guiding us to make this term paper, without her we never complete it successfully; Ms. Marissa Doylabo for lending her laptop ; and Ms. Marjorie...
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...1 LEADERSHIP IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF FRATERNITY OR SORORITY MEMBERSHIP ON COLLEGE STUDENTS LEADERS by Kharla Mae D. Brillo Feleycyl Joy Cruzada Angelo Jaiko Del Rosario Roevel Paul Quirao Jett P. Pastrana In partial fulfillment of the course requirements in Psychology 118 (Field Methods) Submitted to Mr. JOHNREV B. GUILARAN Division of Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas October 9, 2012 2 Leadership Identity Development: The Influence of Fraternity or Sorority Membership on College Student Leaders Fraternities and sororities began more than a century ago as relationship building organizations in which leadership development could be cultivated (Cory, 2011) but until recently, research found that fraternity and sorority membership may hinder student development and negatively impact the wellbeing of college students (Maisel, 1990; Wechsler, 1996). According to Kelly (2008) benefits of membership are realized by fraternity and sorority student leaders but struggled to refocus on their espoused values and mission: scholarship, service, leadership and relationships over the last several decades (Cory, 2011). Conversely, incidents of hazing, alcohol abuse, sexual assault, and substandard performance in the classroom, often overshadow the benefits of membership (Cory, 2011) suggesting that fraternal organizations have strayed from their traditional and founding values (Garret, n.d.; Maisel, 1990)...
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...Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Fraternity is an organized society of men associated together in companionship dedicated for a certain goal that will benefit its members (Buttermilch, 2014). Fraternities typically have some professional development and service opportunities. It offers support network for college students. Its core elements are brotherhood and social interaction. But the social demands and time commitments of fraternities may be destruction to academic studies and other personal goals of students in school (Kokemuller, 2014). Fraternities and sororities exist outside North America, most notably in the Philippines and in some European countries, but for the most part they are a decidedly American institution. Some types of fraternities emphasize service to the community, professional advancement, or scholastic achievement. Fraternities or sororities often have a so-called hazing. According to graceful1 (2008) in her article “Hazing Issue in Fraternities”, hazing has been around for more than a century, one cannot expect the practice of hazing to stop all together. Possible solutions that may decrease, and eventually put a stop to hazing, include better education about fraternity hazing, and more intervention from college administrators. Through this, fraternities can be restored to their intended purpose: providing moral and social support for college students. According to Melanie Gueco (2010), the Philippines’ very first brotherhood was the...
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...10 Reasons Why You Should NOT Join a Fraternity by Reggie Paquette · 0 comments If you are not in a fraternity, but are reading this page, chances are you’re considering joining one. While I am an advocate of fraternities, I’m also here to help you make sure joining one is right for you. It wouldn’t be fair if all I talked about was how great they are without pointing out the negatives. So here are 10 reasons why you should not join a fraternity. 1. It might become a top priority in your life, even over family and friends Fraternities are a great place to learn life, business, and leadership skills you don’t normally learn in class. Depending on how involved you get, will determine how much you learn and take away from it. Some people get so passionate about their fraternity, they don’t even realize it has moved above school, family, and friends on their priority list. You always have to keep in mind that the fraternity, while great, isn’t everything and there are other priorities in life. 2. Big time commitment Weekly fraternity meetings and events can take up a lot of your free time leaving you exhausted. This can directly affect how much time you have left for homework, a job, and other activities. Luckily, if you practice good time management skills, this problem can easily be overcome. Since every fraternity is different, simply ask them what sort of time commitment is necessary to successfully pledge and to be a brother in good standing if and when you are...
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...This research was conducted for us to know, how selected Fraternities affects the Lives of its members after (2) two years here in Angeles City, Pampanga. We all know that Fraternities has a bad impact to the government and it has a several issues reported on media and newspapers like hazing, alcohol abuse, sex assault and substandard performance in the classroom. But did we ever ask ourselves about what was the good side of a Fraternity has, by asking of their members like what was the advantages they have encountered after joining on it. We might also know if these selected Fraternities are really helping their members. During the survey, we realized that some of its members was totally attached to their own organizations (Fraternities). Fraternities began more than century ago as relationship building organizations in which leadership development could be cultivated. However, over the last several decades, fraternities have struggled to refocus on their adopted values and missions: scholarship, service, leadership and relationships. These are some values that we wanted to get from their organizations (fraternities), if they give respect, good relationship, and impact on the life of a member. The research seems to show that Fraternities has a big impact on the life of its members. Their members in general feel as if there is continual pressure on them to improve themselves. Fraternities have activities that provide for increased social networking through involvement...
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...A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by the popular media, where fraternity members are depicted as drunks who accomplish nothing either scholastically or socially. Unfortunately, both this definition and media portrayals fail to mention the fact that membership in a fraternity is a life-long experience that helps its members develop social, organizational, and study skills during college, and that teaches true, everlasting friendship. As a matter of fact, fraternities have a long tradition of high academic achievement, and most of our nation's presidents were members of a Greek association.he only true distinction between a fraternity and any other form of social organization is the implication that the members freely associate as equals for a mutually beneficial purpose, rather than because of a religious, governmental, commercial, or familial bond, although there are fraternities dedicated to each of these topics.[2] On most college campuses fraternities are divided into three groups such as social, professional and honorary. Fraternities can be organized for many purposes, including university education, work skills, ethics, ethnicity, religion, politics, charity, chivalry, other standards of personal conduct...
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...Understanding Greek Life: An Analysis of the Experiences of Fraternity and Sorority Members Respondents: * 5 respondents * College graduate * No age limit * A member of any fraternity or sorority before 1990s Research Questions: 1. Why do people join fraternities? 2. What specific reasons do students find membership appealing or beneficial? 3. What process do they undergo in order to be a member of the organization? 4. What benefits do did they receive or attain? (as a resident and an alumni) 5. What disadvantages did they experience as a resident? 6. How was their interpersonal relationship within (with the members) of the organization? 7. How was their intrapersonal relationship outside the organization (non members of the organization)? 8. How was their relationship with other fraternities and organizations? 9. What was the organizational hierarchy and how was leadership honed within the organization? 10. What (do you think or experience) misconception or stereotypical fallacies are associated towards fraternities? 11. What academic assistance was received as a member of the organization? 12. What were the organization’s personal effects? (Before and after) 13. What painful experiences did you experience as a recruit and as a member of the organization? 14. What is your concept of brotherhood? (As a member of the organization). 15. How did it affect their lives after school? Research Objectives: ...
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...A fraternity (Latin frater : "brother") is a brotherhood, although the term sometimes connotes a distinct or formal organization and sometimes a secret society. A fraternity (or fraternal organization) is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, moral, religious, and/or social development of its members. The Bad Effects of Fraternities Hazing The ritual most people connect with negative outcomes in fraternities is hazing. Hazing refers to the initiation rituals, customs or traditions new pledges must be a part of in order to join. Hazing practices have caused deaths and injuries after fraternity leaders subjected pledges to dangerous tasks like binge drinking, locking them in enclosed spaces or asking them to perform risky physical stunts. Hazing practices are not only dangerous to the individuals who must perform them, but they also compromise the reputation and integrity of the fraternity as a whole. Alcohol Consumption Most college fraternities are also known for being gatekeepers of the alcohol supply on campus. Underage students know they can drink at fraternity parties, which are usually hosted at fraternity housing. By offering underage students access to alcohol, fraternities promote illegal drinking, which often leads to hospitalizations for alcohol poisoning or alcohol-induced injuries. While some fraternities try to keep underage students out of their parties...
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...Oughta Know About... SORORITIES/FRATERNITIES 1. Sororities and Fraternities are part of a long held social system on university campuses known as "the Greek System". 2. Sororities are generally for females, and Fraternities generally for males - some "sororities" are actually "female fraternities" as defined by their charter. The difference is negligible today although in the past there were differences. 3. Sexism is rampant in the Greek System; the unofficial attitude that many (not all) fraternities take toward women is notoriously misogynistic and is demonstrated in some of the practices of the groups (from taking pledges to strip clubs to "tagging" female guests at parties to label them as available or off limits to other members) - there are even cases of institutional sexism, some schools have banned Sorority houses as "bawdy house" since all the residents are female and live under an organized title. 4. Hazing in the early 1980's and 1990's gave Fraternities and Sororities a bad name, currently most major Fraternities and Sororities have an active anti-hazing policy in place with penalties ranging from expulsion of individual members to absolute discharge of an entire chapter. 5. Drugs and alcohol are technically banned in all Fraternity and Sorority sponsored functions - but the "Keg Party" is still synonymous with Fraternity on most campuses. 6. You have to "Rush" in order to get a chance to get in to both Fraternities and Sororities; next you must...
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