From Struggle to Success via Latina Sororities: Culture Shock, Marginalization, Embracing Ethnicity, and Educational Persistence Through Academic Capital

We query the role that sorority involvement serves in the college experiences of Latinas in ethnic sororities. We find that Latina sorority members at first experience culture shock and marginalization at a selective, predominantly White university in the Southwest. Our respondents were incorporated...

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Published inJournal of Hispanic higher education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 41 - 58
Main Authors Orta, David, Murguia, Edward, Cruz, Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2019
Subjects
Academic Persistence
College Students
Culture Conflict
Disadvantaged
Educational Experience
Hispanic American Students
Institutional Characteristics
Knowledge Level
Role
School Holding Power
Selective Admission
Social Support Groups
Sororities
higher education
persistence
Latinas in college
academic capital
ethnicity
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Summary:We query the role that sorority involvement serves in the college experiences of Latinas in ethnic sororities. We find that Latina sorority members at first experience culture shock and marginalization at a selective, predominantly White university in the Southwest. Our respondents were incorporated into Latina sororities, which provided them with academic capital, that is, the skills, knowledge, and emotional support that resulted in their educational persistence.
ISSN:1538-1927
1552-5716
DOI:10.1177/1538192717719133