Identifier
etd-04062017-205537
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Education
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
In this study, a cultural dissemination model is used to identify the cultural markers a fraternalism across multiple educational environments all in an attempt to answer the question “How American is the American college fraternity?” Aspects of modern fraternities and sororities were broken down and their historical predecessors were identified in order to track cultural dissemination, or diffusion. “Diffusion is the spread of culture traits and, as Wissler (140,146) and Bartlett (7) have demonstrated, this spread may be either conscious or unconscious” (Willey & Herskovits, 1927, p. 263). Primarily systems the broad European Fraternalism, European Universities (German and English), American Universities were studied alongside the modern fraternity and sorority.
Date
2017
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Bell, Andrew Thomas, "How American is the American College Fraternity? Examining the European Legacy Within the U.S. Greek System" (2017). LSU Master's Theses. 4613.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4613
Committee Chair
Fasching-Varner, Kenneth
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.4613