Motivation: college marks and the fraternity pledge

Abstract

Records over a period of ten semesters at Ohio University show that after the fraternity initiation academic requirement has been met, the mean point-hour ratios (marks) tend to drop. The initiation requirement is not unlike other extrinsic devices in motivating scholarship; the effect tends to cease as soon as the external pressure or artificial incentive has ceased. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)