The Conceptualization of Sisterhood Within the Collegiate Sorority: an Exploration

Authors

Sarah Cohen M.Ed., Indiana UniversityFollow
Gentry McCreary Ph.D.
Joshua Shutts Ph.D., University of West Florida

Publication Date

June 2017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25774/ya9v-4b61

First Page

32

Last Page

48

Abstract

The term “sisterhood” is one that has been used in a variety of ways to describe relationships among and between groups of women. Scholars have devoted little to no attention to the manner in which modern sorority members define and conceptualize their sisterhood experience. This study seeks to understand the various ways that collegiate sorority members define and experience the concept of sisterhood. The present study closely mirrors and extends the methodology and focus of the research on brotherhood conducted by McCreary and Schutts (2015).

Recommended Citation

Cohen, Sarah M.Ed.; McCreary, Gentry Ph.D.; and Shutts, Joshua Ph.D. (2017) "The Conceptualization of Sisterhood Within the Collegiate Sorority: an Exploration," Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25774/ya9v-4b61
Available at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/oracle/vol12/iss1/5