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Does Going Greek Impair Undergraduate Academic Performance?

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. Controlling for SAT scores, college major, gender, and state of residence, university students were more likely to have joined a fraternity or sorority if they had come from in state and had higher verbal SAT scores, but lower math SAT scores, the opposite of what simple uncontrolled averages indicate. Controlling for the same variables, fraternity and sorority members suffered from 1 to 10 percent lower cumulative GPAs than non‐Greek students. This negative effect was most pronounced for small fraternities and weakest for sororities.

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  • Farley Grubb, 2006. "Does Going Greek Impair Undergraduate Academic Performance?," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 65(5), pages 1085-1110, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:65:y:2006:i:5:p:1085-1110
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2006.00457.x
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