Tuesday, March 31, 2009
FAMILY
As the years have gone by, the traditional view of a family has been constantly changing. People can have a large family with multiple cousins and grandparents to a small family with only one or two cousins. As for me, I have been able to experience both sides. My Dad's family is an enormous family as my Grandmother had seven kids. I have a good amount of cousins and we are all pretty close. On my Mom's side of the family, I have just one cousin and one Aunt. The family is much smaller and much different from my Dads side. I would have to say that the people on my Mom's side are a lot closer than my Dad's side. They typically do not go a day without talking to each other and they all live relatively close to each other. No matter how big or small the family is, I still love them and would do just about anything for them.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Glossary of Fraternity Words
Rush Week - Week in which members interested in joining a fraternity go to the fraternities rush week events to learn more about the fraternity.
I-Week - The last week of pledgeship before initiation. Typically the toughest week and generally considered "Hell week" for the various activities required.
Pan Hellenic - means relating to all Greek letter organizations.
Brotherhood - Male friendship bond.
Philanthropy - Event run by a greek organization to raise money for community service.
I-Week - The last week of pledgeship before initiation. Typically the toughest week and generally considered "Hell week" for the various activities required.
Pan Hellenic - means relating to all Greek letter organizations.
Brotherhood - Male friendship bond.
Philanthropy - Event run by a greek organization to raise money for community service.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Video
(Question 1): This research project was done in the 1986. If you were to re-do this project today, at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, what might you as a researcher do differently? What would you do the same?
I do not think the accents would be as distinct as they were. Now people move around so much that I believe that it is mixed up a lot. There is also many different languages that we would have to account for today with all the different immigrants in different places. That would be another kind of spin you could put on this project.
(Question 2): What are some of the flaws with the study? Are there any groups that are under-represented? Over-represented? How might you make the study more appealing to an audience (visually, instructionally, etc?)
Not as many of the popular accents were cover. It seemed that Westerns and Texans were overlooked. They emphasized more on the urban accents rather than exploring the rural areas. There was also not much racial diversity included. It would make the study easier to follow if subtitles were included.
(Question 3): In your opinion (and based on some of the things discussed in the clips), how important is language in terms of how we perceive others? What is revealed (or others think is revealed) about us when we talk?
It is most important in the business world to be able to have a proper accent. I myself, do not have any problems with them as long as they are comprehendable. I tend to find accents interesting and something that you can use to show where you are from.
I do not think the accents would be as distinct as they were. Now people move around so much that I believe that it is mixed up a lot. There is also many different languages that we would have to account for today with all the different immigrants in different places. That would be another kind of spin you could put on this project.
(Question 2): What are some of the flaws with the study? Are there any groups that are under-represented? Over-represented? How might you make the study more appealing to an audience (visually, instructionally, etc?)
Not as many of the popular accents were cover. It seemed that Westerns and Texans were overlooked. They emphasized more on the urban accents rather than exploring the rural areas. There was also not much racial diversity included. It would make the study easier to follow if subtitles were included.
(Question 3): In your opinion (and based on some of the things discussed in the clips), how important is language in terms of how we perceive others? What is revealed (or others think is revealed) about us when we talk?
It is most important in the business world to be able to have a proper accent. I myself, do not have any problems with them as long as they are comprehendable. I tend to find accents interesting and something that you can use to show where you are from.
3 questions.
1. The setting of my field site is my fraternity house. It is located on 1100 Riverside. It houses 28 brothers and one graduate assistant. Many events take place here such as initiation, pledgeship, and I-week. The House contains every picture of past brothers, awards, a study lounge, a furnished basement where we hold chapter and three television and lounge areas.
2. My fixed position at the house doesn't change much. As I am a member I am for the most part equal to all of my other brothers. The only exception is that we each have PIN numbers which state when we got initiated into the fraternity by pledge class. Not very many people use that to their advantage as we are all brothers and treat each other like family.
3. The people I interviewed kind of had various feelings I would expect. My brothers would feel very comfortable as they would be on the same level I am and can relate to what I am asking. The pledges would most likely be the least comfortable as they have a brother interviewing them about Greek life who controls on whether or not they get into the fraternity or not.
2. My fixed position at the house doesn't change much. As I am a member I am for the most part equal to all of my other brothers. The only exception is that we each have PIN numbers which state when we got initiated into the fraternity by pledge class. Not very many people use that to their advantage as we are all brothers and treat each other like family.
3. The people I interviewed kind of had various feelings I would expect. My brothers would feel very comfortable as they would be on the same level I am and can relate to what I am asking. The pledges would most likely be the least comfortable as they have a brother interviewing them about Greek life who controls on whether or not they get into the fraternity or not.
Blog 9
The hardest thing for me was coming up with interview questions that would produce relevant information for my project. It has seemed like most people all came up with the same answers and there is not much diversity. The easiest has probably been being able to find information' about my topic that I own. I have a variety of paper sources that I can go to. That's very helpful considering there isn't much of anything relevant online about my topic. I would have started off with my topic just for fraternal life instead trying to do all Greek life. A blog has helped me keep track of my progress and work on it progressively rather than waiting to the last minute to do everything. It will help me by having every separate piece organized and I will know exactly what I need.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Questions in class
1. why will my readers care about this subculture
Greek Life is a highly controversial topic that many college students have at least some interest in. You either know a lot about it or know nothing about it, there's not much in between. Most people not affiliated with Greek life would like to know what it is all about.
2. what will my readers want or need to know about this subculture
They will want to know why it exists, the types of people in it, and what is it really like other than the view of the media.
3. what do my readers already know about this subculture
They most likely know some basic stereotypes of Greek life but the people who do not know much about Greek life do not know anymore about it.
4. what do i want my readers to learn about this subculture?
I want my readers to be able to look past the stereotypes of Greek life and be more educated overall about Greeks.
5. if i am trying to persuade my readers of something, how easily will they be persuaded?
Depending on if they are overly anti-Greek or not, I believe my paper can be fairly influential. I believe most people are curious about Greek life and don't know much about it.
6. what will my readers use my writing for?
I hope they will use it to make a decision on if they believe Greek life is right for them.
Greek Life is a highly controversial topic that many college students have at least some interest in. You either know a lot about it or know nothing about it, there's not much in between. Most people not affiliated with Greek life would like to know what it is all about.
2. what will my readers want or need to know about this subculture
They will want to know why it exists, the types of people in it, and what is it really like other than the view of the media.
3. what do my readers already know about this subculture
They most likely know some basic stereotypes of Greek life but the people who do not know much about Greek life do not know anymore about it.
4. what do i want my readers to learn about this subculture?
I want my readers to be able to look past the stereotypes of Greek life and be more educated overall about Greeks.
5. if i am trying to persuade my readers of something, how easily will they be persuaded?
Depending on if they are overly anti-Greek or not, I believe my paper can be fairly influential. I believe most people are curious about Greek life and don't know much about it.
6. what will my readers use my writing for?
I hope they will use it to make a decision on if they believe Greek life is right for them.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Blog 8
The main theme that I have discovered is how unsure non-members are with where they stand with fraternities. Most people, myself included, don't understand that fraternities need them a lot more than they think. Before I went through, I thought that you had to know someone in a fraternity to be able to rush or get a bid into a fraternity. Almost all of my interviewees have expressed a misunderstanding of this. My place remains the same within the subculture as I am still a member of it. I have changed my topic from all of Greek life to just fraternities due to the easy accessibility.
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