Conversation

After re looking at my paper and having my writing tutor look at my paper, I have narrowed down my topic to College Drinking in Sororities and Fraternities. I have revised my research question to be about the social problem in Greek life and how it leads to drinking problems. My main question is why Greek Life attracts drinkers and how can we lower the statistics on this problem. An article states “They contend that Greek organizations often are stereotyped or pigeonholed as social “drinking clubs” motivating “drinking along with other undesirable forms of behavior”3(p124); however, find- ings from the study document fraternities’ impact on the drinking behavior of its members as negligible.” (Barry) This statement shows that the stereotype for Gerek organizations is that they are meant to drink. A point that I will try to make is that students join Greek life as a freshman or culture as a lifestyle choice and something that they are used to in high school. For example, if a person drinks a lot constantly, they will join a frat or sorority because Greek life is considered the place for drinking and partying. What can be done is to suggest ways for people who want to join a sorority or fraternity and not make it mandatory for drinking to occur or ban it in general. An argument can be if drinking is banned will people join a sorority. Greek Life attracts drinkers because of there past reputation. The book “Dying to Drink” says that “2001 survey showed three quarters of fraternity and sorority house residents are binge drinkers” (35).

Two Annotated Sources

Dowdall, George W. College Drinking : Reframing a Social Problem. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2009. Print. College drinking as a social problem -- Reframing college drinking -- The impact of college drinking -- The "dark figure" of alcohol-related campus crime : the gap between reported incidents and victimization -- Work hard, play hard : college drinking, social life, and sex -- Public alcohol policy and college drinking -- The college response : reframing prevention -- What more can colleges do? -- How to cope with college drinking : what students and parents can do.
This study goes in depth with how college drinking is a social problem and students take part in college drinking to releive stress and just to have fun. The book also shows that students are having a hard time in reframing from it. But what exactly is it that they cant reframe from. What do students find in college drinking?

Wechsler, Henry, and Bernice Wuethrich. Dying to Drink : Confronting Binge Drinking on College Campuses. Emmaus, Pa.; New York: Rodale; Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press, 2003?, 2002. Print. A culture of alcohol -- Where's the party? -- College sports and alcohol -- The problem of underage drinking -- Selling alcohol to students -- Advertising to Generation Next -- Alcohol "education" -- Alcohol's effect on body and brain -- Bad behavior under the influence -- College women, sex, and alcohol -- What students and schools can do -- What parents can do -- What communities can do. The book connects and proves the point that college drinking is part of the college culture and the negative outcome to underage drinking is extremely crucial.

other sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIe0VH2iHys
• expirementing
• to get away with things
• to have fun
• relieve tension
• “to be fun”
• society plays hard role in drinking so they don’t know there limits


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05_DvdXD2A
• relax and be social
• relief
• part of the college culture
• freedom away from home
• cool
• to have fun
• easy to access and expected
• peer pressure
• rebellious and around people who are 21
• try to fit in
• escape a bad day
• social stereotype

Rutgers Riot

I found Rutgers Riot extremely helpful. Before today i was having a hard time narrowing down my research topic and using the rutgers library sources and citing. But after the tutorial i really understand how to use the web and find sources

Research Question

The main question is
Why is college drinking taken advantage of even though its illegal?

What do students find in college drinking ?

Why are students so dependent on underaged drinking?

Sources

Dowdall, George W. College Drinking : Reframing a Social Problem. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2009. Print.

Gruenewald, P. J. A Dose-Response Perspective on College Drinking and Related Problems. 105 Vol. , 2010. Print.

LEDERMAN, LINDA COSTIGAN. Encyclopedia of Communication and Information; Alcohol Abuse and College Students. Ed. Jorge Reina Schement. 1 Vol. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. Print.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. What Colleges Need to Know Now [Electronic Resource] : An Update on College Drinking Research. Bethesda, Md: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2007. Print.

Nichter, Mimi, et al. Smoking and Drinking among College Students: "it's a Package Deal". 106 Vol. , 2010. Print.

Pedersen, Eric R., et al. College Students' Perceptions of Class Year-Specific Drinking Norms. 35 Vol. , 2010. Print.

Wechsler, Henry, and Bernice Wuethrich. Dying to Drink : Confronting Binge Drinking on College Campuses. Emmaus, Pa.; New York: Rodale; Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press, 2003?, 2002. Print.

Questions for the Librarian

1. How exactly do you narrow down your research in articles to just what you need?
2. How do I know what articles will be coherent to use?
3. How do I find out if a article is peer review, an opinion, or a fact?