Sorority Participation and Sexual Assault Risk
@article{Minow2009SororityPA, title={Sorority Participation and Sexual Assault Risk}, author={Jacqueline Chevalier Minow and Christopher J. Einolf}, journal={Violence Against Women}, year={2009}, volume={15}, pages={835 - 851} }
This study tested the relationship between sexual assault victimization, sorority membership, and participation in a range of sorority activities, using data from a large-sample (N = 779) survey conducted at a midsize public university. A total of 29% of sorority women reported having been sexually assaulted while in college, four times the rate (7%) among nonsorority members. The difference between Greek and non-Greek women remained large even when controls were included for alcohol… CONTINUE READING
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