The Sisterhood Paradox: Leadership Learning, Thriving, and Risk in Sorority Communities
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| Title: | The Sisterhood Paradox: Leadership Learning, Thriving, and Risk in Sorority Communities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Freddy Juarez, Brittany Devies |
| Source: | New Directions for Student Leadership. 2026 (190):75-85. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Leadership Training, Sororities, Drinking, Hazing, College Students, Prevention, Sense of Community, Behavior Problems, Risk |
| DOI: | 10.1002/yd.70058 |
| ISSN: | 2373-3349 2373-3357 |
| Abstract: | This article examines the association between perceived social sisterhood and alcohol consumption, binge drinking, hazing tolerance, and hazing rationale among sorority members at a large public university in the Southeast. It provides implications for leadership educators and organizational advisors, focusing on the essential nature of leadership education as a tool for prevention education. The study used a repeated cross-sectional design across four academic years (2021-2024), pooled ordinary least squares regression models with chapter fixed effects were estimated for a sample of 11,832 sorority members across 25 chapters. Findings support the theoretical argument that shared social sisterhood functions as a double-edge sword; a sisterhood that fosters connection and community while increasing behavioral risk. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1507989 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article examines the association between perceived social sisterhood and alcohol consumption, binge drinking, hazing tolerance, and hazing rationale among sorority members at a large public university in the Southeast. It provides implications for leadership educators and organizational advisors, focusing on the essential nature of leadership education as a tool for prevention education. The study used a repeated cross-sectional design across four academic years (2021-2024), pooled ordinary least squares regression models with chapter fixed effects were estimated for a sample of 11,832 sorority members across 25 chapters. Findings support the theoretical argument that shared social sisterhood functions as a double-edge sword; a sisterhood that fosters connection and community while increasing behavioral risk. |
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| ISSN: | 2373-3349 2373-3357 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/yd.70058 |
