Attitudes toward fraternity hazing among fraternity members, sorority members, and non-greek students

From: Social Behavior and Personality | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Corsoro, Christie L; Drout, Cheryl E | Copyright information

This study was designed to look at differences between Greek and non-Greek college students' perceptions of a hazing incident that had taken place in a fraternity setting. Subjects were 231 students (112 Greeks, 119 independents) at a moderate size state university in the eastern United States with a moderate Greek presence. Subjects read one of four conditions of a hazing scenario involving an overdose of alcohol consumed voluntarily or involuntarily administered by a fraternity president or...

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