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Safety in Campus Subcultures

Abstract:

Campus subcultures can be seen as breeding grounds for unsafe behavior, this study set out to see if university students, involved in greek life and not, have experienced this stereotype. The research indicates, “The outcome showed that female students were very aware of campus safety measures, in sororities or not, however there were heightened precautions taken by students that centered their social life around partying, mainly Greek life students. Greek life members described partying preferences, perceived safety threats, and actions they took to party safely” (Porta, 2). Using a survey method, we collected data regarding safety practices of university students in comparison to greek life participants. Acquiring 68 responses, 80.3% non greek life affiliated, led to results that did not align with our hypothesis. The results indicate that safety measures don’t vary greatly between the subcultures on campus. Using quantitative data, in the form of a survey various genders and in different student organizations, answered how they approached safety on campus. Contrary to the hypothesis, safety measures were similar across campus subcultures and genders, and hardly affected by substance consumption. Because there was less representation of greek life students in the survey, more data would need to be collected, although certain behavior can be attributed to greek culture, “Researchers have described this increased risk by focusing on individual attitudes and behaviors of fraternity members or on the organizational norms and practices within the fraternity party subculture” (Boyle, 386).