Date
4-17-2024
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Jason K. Ward
Keywords
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, hazing, disclosures, external environmental factors
Disciplines
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Drayton, Kim, "Finer Women Don’t Haze: Hazing Disclosure Variations Based on External Environmental Factors" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5357.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5357
Abstract
The purpose of this novel quantitative comparative study was to determine if there were any variations in hazing disclosure among educational institutions based on the geographical region and educational setting of affiliated Zeta Phi Beta Sorority undergraduate chapters within the United States. The structural requirement that undergraduate chapters belong to a host institution creates a connection in which both can contribute to the persistence of hazing if not recognized and effectively addressed. This study included 353 colleges and universities across seven regions and four educational settings. The Fisher-Freeman-Halton Exact Test, employing Monte Carlo approximations, revealed highly significant associations between the examined variables. Further statistical tests and observational examinations were conducted on the data, revealing detectable patterns and trends. These findings were subsequently analyzed and synthesized for the study. The findings underscored the importance of institutions providing comprehensive hazing disclosures regarding each student organization and campus group. The study highlighted the importance of host institutions providing thorough disclosures about hazing to ensure student safety, informed consent, and interventions against hazing are research-based. The findings of this study can aid in effective anti-hazing interventions and policies that effectively address hazing in Greek-letter organizations, such as Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Future research can expand this study by exploring whether the identified patterns in this study are exclusive to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority or if similar hazing dynamics are present across diverse organizations and educational settings.
