Cognitive Effects of Greek Affiliation in College: Additional Evidence

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Fraternities; Cognitive Development; Sororities; Age Differences; College Students; Student Behavior; Thinking Skills; Science Process Skills; Writing Skills; Literature; Humanities; Student Characteristics; Critical Thinking; Mathematics Skills; Reading Comprehension; Comparative Analysis

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Previous research published in this journal found broad-based negative effects of Greek affiliation on standardized measures of cognitive development after 1 year of college. Following the same sample, and employing essentially the same research design and analytic model, the present study found that the negative effects of Greek affiliation were much less pronounced during the second or third years of college. (Contains 2 tables.)

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2009

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