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Sorority Life: Would You Do It All Over Again?, Lorena Zamarripa-Lovo
Sorority Life: Would You Do It All Over Again?, Lorena Zamarripa-Lovo
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe and compare the joining experiences of women in Traditional Greek Sororities and Latina-Based Greek Sororities at a Midwestern Predominantly White Institution (PWI). In this study, experience was based on how the students learned about Greek life, the process of joining the sorority, the expectations students had of their sororities, and whether or not the participants would have joined the sorority if they had known what they knew about sorority life at the time of their interviews. There were eleven participants who were interviewed as part of the research. The participants were …
Freshman Year Living Arrangements And College Experiences For Local Students, Sara E. Sanchez
Freshman Year Living Arrangements And College Experiences For Local Students, Sara E. Sanchez
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate and compare the freshman-year college experiences of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students based on whether they lived in a residence hall or at home with their parent(s) or guardian(s) their freshman year. Specifically, the study’s participants were students with permanent addresses of Lincoln, Nebraska; this group was selected in order to focus on the lived experiences of students who had the option between remaining to live at home or moving onto campus for their freshman year. This is not an option for all incoming UNL freshman as there is a first-year live-on …