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Sorority Participation and Sexual Assault Risk

Jacqueline Chevalier Minow

United Way of America

Christopher J. Einolf

DePaul University

This study tested the relationship between sexual assault victimization, sorority membership, and participation in a range of sorority activities, using data from a large-sample (N = 779) survey conducted at a midsize public university. A total of 29% of sorority women reported having been sexually assaulted while in college, four times the rate (7%) among nonsorority members. The difference between Greek and non-Greek women remained large even when controls were included for alcohol consumption and attendance at Greek parties where alcohol is served. Among sorority members, participation in social events not involving alcohol correlated negatively with sexual assault, indicating a possible protective effect.

Key Words: sexual assault • sorority

This version was published on July 1, 2009

Violence Against Women, Vol. 15, No. 7, 835-851 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209334472
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