Study finds sorority rush process negative, membership positive
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
College-age women who participate in sorority rush largely describe the process as negative but report a sense of belonging and support once they're in the group, according to research from University of Pennsylvania psychologist Melissa Hunt and Penn alumna Colleen Kase. It's the first work to empirically analyze and confirm the theoretical benefits of sorority membership.