Do Fraternities and Sororities Inhibit Intercultural Competence?

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2015-01Author
Martin, Georgianna L.
Parker, Eugene T.
Pascarella, Ernest T.
Blechschmidt, Sally
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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This study explored the impact of fraternity and sorority affiliation on students’ development of intercultural competence over four years of college at 11 institutions. Prior research admonishes fraternities and sororities for being largely heterogeneous organizations that detract from institutional efforts to create a culturally competent student body. In the present study, fraternity and sorority members did not differ from their unaffiliated peers on their development of intercultural competence during college. Implications for higher education and student affairs practice and intercultural competence among fraternity/sorority communities is discussed.
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Martin, G. L. & Parker, G. & Pascarella, E. T. & Blechschmidt, S. "Do Fraternities and Sororities Inhibit Intercultural Competence?" Journal of College Student Development, vol. 56 no. 1, 2015, pp. 66-72. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/csd.2015.0010.
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