Abstract:
In the Philippines, it is only the premier state university, U.P., which formally
acknowledges the existence of fraternities and sororities within its grounds. The university
believes that such organizations help students grow into more well-rounded individuals
through the numerous activities hosted by each group which exposes student-members to
the realities of life.
However, a more depressing reality faces the University of the Philippines.
Observation shows that more and more student-members of fraternities and sororities are
expressing a decline in their academic performances. Is this merely a coincidence or is
there really a link between membership in a fraternity or a sorority and a decline in
academic performance? The paper looked into the processes and procedures that fraternity
men and sorority women follow to give answer to this question and other questions that
bug the mind about fraternities and sororities.
