Transcript The Impact of Greek Life

The Impact of Greek Life: Findings from a
National Study
Ramsey G. Jabaji
John P. Dugan
Coordinator for Student Involvement Assistant Professor, Higher Education
& Leadership Development Programs
Loyola University Chicago
University of Maryland, College Park
Julie Owen
Marlena Martinez
Assistant Professor, Leadership &
Integrative Studies
George Mason University
Assistant Director, Fraternities,
Sororities & Living Groups
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Format for
Presentation
• Brief overview of leadership development & Greek life
• Overview of Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
(MSL)
• Participant worksheet
• MSL Greek Life findings- (social Greeks & cultural
Greeks)
• Implications for practice
• Participant breakout session
• Questions
Presentation Learning
Outcomes
• Participants will have an awareness leadership
development work in the context of Greek Life
• Participants will better understand the different
leadership outcomes and experiences of social
Greek students, cultural Greek students, and
unaffiliated students
• Participants will be capable of integrating Greek
life leadership findings from the MSL study to
enhance leadership programs within Greek life
Leadership Development
& Greek Life
Why? Because we say we do!
• Mission, Vision, Values, Principles
• Inter/National Organizations
• Umbrella Groups (NALFO, NIC, NPC, NPHC, NMGC)
• Campus Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Offices
How?
• National/Regional Councils and Conferences
• Inter/National Organization Standards, Reports, Awards
• Campus Outcomes, Programs, Standards
But are we really?
• Call for Values Congruence, Relevancy of Fraternal Movement,
ASSESSMENT!
Overview of MSL
The purpose of the Multi-Institutional Study of
Leadership (MSL) is to improve education and society
by enhancing knowledge regarding contemporary
youth leadership development as well as the influence
of higher education as a context in which building
leadership capacity occurs.
To examine student leadership values at both the
institutional and national levels with specific attention
to the environmental factors that influence leadership
development in college students.
Overview of MSL
Rationale
1. A significant gap between theory and
practice as they relate to college student
leadership
2. An unclear picture of the leadership
development needs of college students
3. Uncertainty regarding the influence of the
college environment on theoretically
grounded leadership development
Overview of MSL:
Theoretical Framework
Social Change Model
(HERI, 1996)
Overview of MSL:
Conceptual Framework
• Inputs: students' pre-college characteristics
• Environment: programs, experiences,
relationships, and other factors in the
collegiate environment
• Outcomes: students' characteristics after
exposure to the college environment
(Leadership Efficacy)
(Astin, 1991; 1993)
Overview of MSL:
Sample
•52 Participating Institutions:
– Geographically diverse, Variety of institutional
types, Differing levels of leadership
programming
• Total Sample Size = 165, 701
• Respondents = 63,095
• Return Rate = 38%
Overview of MSL:
Overall Sample
Gender:
• Male: 38.3 %
• Female: 61.5 %
• Transgender: 0.1 %
Class Standing:
• Freshman: 23.3 %
• Sophomore: 21.7 %
• Junior: 26.3 %
• Senior: 28.8 %
Race/Ethnicity:
• White: 71.8 %
• Black / African American:
5.2 %
• Asian / Asian American:
7.9 %
• Latino/a: 4.4 %
• Amer. Indian: 0.3 %
• Multiracial: 8.2 %
• Not Included: 2.3 %
Overview of MSL:
Instrument
• Instrument created by MSL research team
– Pilot tested to verify reliability and validity
– SRLS-R2 used to measure SCM
– Average completion time = 20 minutes
– Schools could also ask up to 10 institutionspecific custom questions
Purpose of this Study
• To understand the factors that contribute to
socially responsible leadership development for
social Greek students, cultural Greek students,
and unaffiliated students in order to enhance
Greek leadership programs.
Small Group Work
• Complete the worksheet provided asking
you to think about the different factors
(environments) that contribute to socially
responsible leadership for social Greeks,
cultural Greeks, and unaffiliated students.
Spend several minutes with your neighbor
discussing your thoughts/ideas/rationale.
Our Findings
Omnibus Socially Responsible Leadership
Scale (5-point scale)
Mean
N
Std.
Deviation
3.95
1473
0.39
social
Greek
3.98
1476
0.37
cultural
Greek
3.93
1450
0.46
3.95
4399
0.41
unaffiliated
Total
Findings continued
Leadership Efficacy (4-point scale)
Mean
N
Std.
Deviation
3.12
1289
0.64
social
Greek
3.27
1267
0.59
cultural
Greek
3.23
1293
0.63
3.20
3849
0.62
unaffiliated
Total
Findings Continued
Omnibus Socially Responsible Leadership Scale
UNAFFILIATED
SOCIAL GREEKS
CULTURAL GREEKS
CULTURAL GREEKS
(STUDENTS OF
COLOR)
TOTAL VARIANCE
EXPLAINED
44%
45%
46%
38%
DEMOGRAPHICS
2%
2%
6%
2%
PRE-COLLEGE
FACTORS
9%
8%
6%
12%
QUASI PRE-TEST
22%
22%
20%
9%
COLLEGE
ENVIRONMENT
11%
13%
14%
15%
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Involvement in College
Organizations
Mentoring- Community
Member
Involvement in College
Organizations
Involvement in College
Organizations
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Mentoring- Faculty
Member
Leadership Positions in
College Organizations
Community Service
Leadership Positions
in College
Organizations
STRONGEST
PREDICTORS
Findings Continued
Leadership Efficacy
UNAFFILIATED
SOCIAL GREEKS
CULTURAL GREEKS
44%
42%
38%
CULTURAL GREEKS
(STUDENTS OF
COLOR)
39%
3%
2%
4%
8%
PRE-COLLEGE
FACTORS
14%
12%
10%
10%
QUASI PRE-TEST
20%
15%
9%
8%
COLLEGE
ENVIRONMENT
7%
13%
15%
14%
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Leadership Positions in
College Organizations
Involvement in College
Organizations
Involvement in College
Organizations
Leadership Positions in
College Organizations
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Socio-Cultural
Discussions
Mentoring- Community
Member
Involvement in College
Organizations
Leadership Positions in
College Organizations
Leadership Positions in
College Organizations
TOTAL VARIANCE
EXPLAINED
DEMOGRAPHICS
STRONGEST
PREDICTORS
Implications for
Practice
• Socio-Cultural discussions matter
• Involvement in college organizations matter
• Leadership positions in college
organizations matter
Small Group Work
• What does socially responsible leadership look
like in a Greek Life context?
• How can you enhance delivery of Greek leadership
programs around what we know relates to
leadership?
• Based on the MSL findings related to Greek Life &
student leadership, what meaning do you make
for your campus and how might you alter your
existing Greek leadership program (or what might
you think about when establishing a Greek
leadership program)?
Thank you!
• Questions?
• To sign for the 2009 MSL study, visit
www.leadershipstudy.net (Sign up and pay
in full by April 15 and get a discount!
• Email us with questions!
Ramsey Jabaji- [email protected])
John Dugan- [email protected])
Julie Owen- [email protected])
Marlena Martinez- [email protected])