Citation: David De Camp The Journal, Gazette. "CHARTING A NEW COURSE FRATERNITIES START RECRUITING AGGRESSIVELY AS DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE, MEMBERSHIPS SLIP." Journal Gazette, The (Fort Wayne, IN) 23 Mar. 1997: NewsBank - Archives. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.
Summary: De Camp talks about the difference demographic changes and how it is effecting the student market for Greek Life to pull from. The traditional "18-22 party goers" are becoming less prevalent on campus and Greek Life is readjusting.
Author: David De Camp
Key Terms:
Diversity --> The state of being diverse; a range of different things.
Philanthropy--> etymologically means "love of humanity" in the sense of caring, nourishing, developing and enhancing "what it is to be human" on both the benefactors' (by identifying and exercising their values in giving and volunteering) and beneficiaries' (by benefiting) parts.
Quotes:
"Mere interest in joining chapters also is less than in past generations. National studies by UCLA show that in 1967, 30.8 percent of entering freshmen were interested in joining a chapter. By fall 1996, it was 16.3 percent".
"Experts say the reason for the lukewarm interest is traditional fraternity and sorority members - white, 22 or younger, and interested in partying - are harder to find. Various studies show college students are older and more ethnically diverse than they were 20 years ago".
"In 1976, 15.7 percent of American college students were minorities, according to the center. By 1993, 23.4 percent were minorities".
Value: This article shows the demographic changes occurring within colleges and Greek Life focusing more on philanthropy and community service to attract the increasing minorities on campus rather that traditional "Animal House" party goers. This clearly shows a difference in how Greek Life has changed in the past few decades and I can use this to show how old stereotypes of fraternities are now misplaced.
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