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Contribution to Book
Making the Grade: Fraternity and Sorority Standards Programs
School of Education Book Chapters
  • Daniel A. Bureau
  • James P. Barber, William & Mary - School of Education
Document Type
Book Chapter -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Department/Program
Education
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Book Title
Supporting Fraternities and Sororities in the Contemporary Era: Advancements in Practice
Publisher
Stylus Publishing/ Myers Education Press
Editor
Pietro A. Sasso, J. Patrick Biddix and Mónica Lee Miranda
Series
Culture and Society in Higher Education
Abstract

"Fraternity and Sorority Community (FSC) standards programs have been a practice of campus administrators seeking to change fraternity (and sorority) culture for over three decades (Mamarchev, Sina, & Heida, 2003; Norman, 2003; Sasso, 2012; Schoper, 2009). These programs have been so much of a part of efforts by administrators, notably those responsible for fraternity/sorority advising programs (FSAP), that guiding documents such as the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) FSAP Standards included content relative to the implementation of these types of programs as recommended practice for FSAP operations (CAS, 2015; Mamarchev, Sina, & Heida, 2003). However, the extent to which these efforts have influenced culture change, engaged stakeholders in a shared objective, and facilitated student and organizational learning and development is often called into question (Reikofski, 2008; Sands & Cucci, 2013), and with good reason: a number of these programs were developed without stakeholder input (Mamarchev et al., 2003; Sasso, 2012) and have had mixed results, sometimes resulting in abandonment based on a lack of institutional and chapter effort toward making implementation a success (Norman, 2003; Reikofski, 2008)..."

ISBN
9781975502676
Disciplines
Publication Statement
W&M Libraries was granted permission to share the book chapter "Making the Grade: Fraternity and Sorority Standards Programs" from the book "Supporting Fraternities and Sororities in the Contemporary Era: Advancements in Practice" published by Stylus/Myers Education Press. Further information on permissions is attached as supplemental material.
Citation Information
Daniel A. Bureau and James P. Barber. "Making the Grade: Fraternity and Sorority Standards Programs" Gorham, ME(2019) p. 125 - 140
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james-barber/37/