Lit review
16 years ago
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Research Topic
My organization and I finally came to a conclusion as what my research topic will be for sure now. We have decided that they need to reach out to more of a culturally diverse crowd for join the fraternity. I know that this is not a serious issue that they have to deal with, but it will be nice for them to have a different group of people. They have not had any problems in the past due to a racial issue but they also have no had to opportunity. Not that they want problems but they struggle to find new members outside of the white race. I plan to help them find ways to reach out to new members of different races. Hopefully they can draw new people into the fraternity with my help.
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Hi Adam,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good plan.
At this point, you will need to do the following:
1. Gather background information for your mediagraphy/literature review on a) how other fraternities have reached out to other cultures to recruit new members, as well as b) the history of fraternities in the United States (Theta Chi in particular). Why was the fraternity founded, and did they ever have a history of discriminating against non-white, non-American, or non-Christian members? (Some fraternities did have this history)
At the same time, you will have to find out what students from other cultures/religions/races think about fraternities. What experiences have they had with fraternities, and what misconceptions might they have about fraternities that keep them from joining?
After gathering this information, you might be able to build a hypothesis for your research/project proposal. I am looking forward to hear about your findings!
Sincerely,
R. Wexelbaum