The effect of college fraternities on scholarship

Abstract

High school grades and the college entrance intelligence test scores were combined into an "index of promise." This index when compared with grades in college courses (index of achievement) gives an achievement quotient. The index of promise when correlated with the index of achievement yields coefficients of .68 and .59 respectively for fraternity and non-fraternity men. These two groups show consistent differences in the average index of promise or achievement. Non-fraternity students with above-average indices of promise more frequently obtain indices of achievement higher than promise; and fraternity students with below-average indices of promise more often attain indices of achievement higher than promise. In general students with low indices of promise tend to make relatively higher indices of achievement (in comparison with index of promise) than those who have high indices of promise. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)