Buying Into Greek Life: Is it Worth It?
Sportelli, Natalie. "Buying Into Greek Life: Is It Worth It?." Forbes.Com (2014): 5. Business Source Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
This scholarly article talks about if it is worth it to go greek based on the cost of being in a fraternity or sorority. The author gives multiple different examples of schools and how much greek life dues cost around there. Some are three figure numbers and some are five figured numbers which can be a burden for many students taking out loans. This article gives some thoughts on whether joining greek life is worth the price and the author doesn't seem to think it is worth it because of the high cost. The author believes that fraternities and sororities cost too much money for it to be worth joining. She gathers her information on cost of greek life from parents and former college students.
“Going Greek”- this key term is used to describe joining a fraternity or sorority. “Going Greek” means joining a frat or sorority.
Membership Dues- this key term is used to describe the amount of money you have to pay to be part of a greek organization
"Greek life will continue to be part of the college experience.” (Sportelli 10)
"I think [Greek] experience remains relevant across time, we've seen it develop from the past and see students joining in the future," (Sportelli 10)
"Students may work part time jobs or pay their own way but the financial responsibility usually falls on parents,” (Sportelli 8)
This article can help me write my research paper because it has some interesting facts on greek life costs and how it affects the students. The author goes into detail about different prices of greek organizations on different campuses. This can help me back up my argument on how greek life is worth it even though it can be expensive.
This might be a useful article, but it is decidedly NOT "scholarly" -- in fact, I hesitate even to call it "journalism" because it seems like a fully un-edited blog that is solely the work of the individual writer, probably with very little oversight from an editor. So please do not count this as a literature review.
ReplyDeleteI will accept journalistic sources if they are substantial and significant -- such as the article in The Atlantic that you were looking at, which is both substantial and significant (the article created quite a conversation in the media).
This Forbes.com piece is really just a blog post. It has some good numbers and some interesting quotes, but it is not worth reviewing as part of your lit review, which should be reserved for academic or substantial sources.