The Psychological and Social effects of sorority affiliations among High School Students from Imus Institute Introduction -Fraternities/Sororities come from a long history of brotherhood and sisterhood. It was present as early as 1776 in the North American region the expanded globally with different names derived from Greek alphabets. Fraternities in the Philippines was deeply influenced by freemasonry fraternity and odd fellows fraternity, both are ancient fraternal organizations that originated in England on or before the year 1700’s.
Ancient masonry reached the Philippines during the Spanish era, however, most of its members were only the elite. American Odd fellows, on the other hand, reached the Philippines in the year 1872 during the Spanish-American war and was largely responsible for the petty insurrection the following year. A number of Filipino soldiers who are allies of the Americans became members.. Later, college fraternities began to form especially when American Education (philosophy) reached our shores.
State Universities where the first to enjoy Greek Life – UP – in which was the birth of the first original Filipino Greek Letter Fraternity, Upsilon Sigma Phi (1918). Fraternities and sororities comes from the Latin words frater and soror, meaning “brother” and “sister” respectively are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In English, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in North America, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations.
Similar, but less common, organizations also exist for secondary school students. In modern usage, the term “Greek letter organization” is often synonymous with the terms “fraternity” and “sorority”. Early fraternal societies were very competitive for members, for academic honors, and for any other benefit or gain. Some of this competition was seen as divisive on college campuses. Today there is still competition, but that competition is intended to be within limits, and for nobler purposes, such as charitable fundraising. Often, organizations compete in various sporting events.
There is also a greater emphasis on inter-fraternity cooperation or helping one another to achieve a common goal. For almost one hundred years, Fraternities, Sororities here in our country continued to expand when it comes to numbers. At present we already had 300 different fraternities starting as early as 1940’s. Before, only college students can join and become a member of fraternities/sororities to help in his/her studies in different courses; but things get really different as for now some fraternities and sororities accepted minors and high school students.
During the survey done by Political Science Senior students of U. P. Diliman it shows that more than 80% of the 5000 high school student’s population in Metro Manila knows something about Fraternities and astonishingly, 50% of the said respondents claimed that they are a member of a certain fraternity/sorority. Statement of the Problem “The effects of hazing psychologically and physically to a minor” -Initiation rights or ritual become a major issue in joining a Sorority because it deals with hazing or inflicting damage to a “neophyte” or a new recruit in the sorority.
Hazing is the harassment of new members as a rite of passage, by giving them meaningless, difficult, dangerous or humiliating tasks to perform, inflicting physical and psychological damage to them, exposing them to ridicule, or playing practical jokes on them. It is a crime in 44 states, and most educational institutions have their own definitions of, and prohibitions against hazing. -According to a research done by some Political Science students of U. P. Diliman. Fifty hospitals claimed the average death per year due to hazing has gone from 12 to 22 from 2007-2009 in terms of hazing. from which had average age of 15-17 from high school institutions four from it were females. Purpose -The goal of this study is to understand the causes and effects of the affiliation of some female high students to a sorority. Significance of the Study -Studying about the effects of joining in a sorority will let us understand how sororities affect the minds of individuals specially the minors. We can also know the causes or the reasons that influence them to join in the group even though there is a risky process to take.
From hazing to inflicting physical injuries through paddling and other source of physical injury it is very interesting to know what were the forces that pushes them to go to this kind of process. -Joining in a certain group while your in the minor age is legal but joining in a sorority while your still a minor is considered a big issue here in our country due to the initiation rights that is given to a neophyte. Studying the sorority and the members themselves will help us understand the essence of giving initiation thus will give us a better view and more knowledge about sorority groups.
It will also help us to know what maybe the causes and the effects in affiliating in the sorority groups. Definition Of terms Hazing- It is at term used to describe various ritual and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group. Paddle/Lolo- It is a wooden instrument with a long, flat face and narrow neck, existing in various sizes and dimensions, used to administer corporal punishment to the buttocks.
It is also used in initiation rights inside the fraternity/sorority Neophyte- a Newbie Sorority- Comes from the Greek word Soro which means “sister” or sisterhood. Ninong/Ninang¬- It is a term used for a co-sorority who will share the initiation rights to a neophyte. Foundress – A jargon used in the Philippines that represents a female leader. Kamayan- A term used to symbolize a secret symbol, or handshake to co-members of the sorority. Conceptual Framework Chapter II Review of related Literatures http://en. wikipedia. rg/wiki/Hazing http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/sorority In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement by Paula Giddings Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Soroities by Walter M. Kimbrough Inside Greek U. : Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige by Alan D. DeSantis Be My Sorority Sister-Under Pressure ~ Dorrie Williams-Wheeler Girls Just Want To Have Fun: A new book snoops on sororities. By Matt Feeney
