Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Make a sustaining gift today to support local journalism!

Assessing Greek Life On College Campuses

Tbass Effendi
/
Flickr/cc

Fraternities have been getting more bad press lately after embarrassing incidents from racist chants in Oklahoma to the branding of pledges here in New Hampshire. We’ll look at the headlines, but also behind them, including what the data says about the impact of fraternity and sorority life for students from grades to personal health.

This program was originally broadcast on 4/29/15.

GUESTS:

  • Andy Thomason: Reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education. You can read some of his reporting here.

  • Dr. Jay Walker: Assistant Professor of Economics at Niagara University. Here's an articlereporting on some of his findings.

  • MaryAnne Lustgraaf: Director of Memorial Union and Student Activities at the University of New Hampshire. She helps oversee Greek Life on campus.

  • Alexandra Lynn: Student at Dartmouth and a member of the Sigma Delta sorority.

Related Content

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.