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PBA Home > Institutional Research & Analysis > Surveys > Client-Requested > College Alcohol Study > Subgroups > Greek vs non-Greek, 1997 > Tables Greek vs Non-Greek Differences in Alcohol and Drug Use Among Table 1. Overall results of Greeks relative to non-Greeks Alcohol and Drug Consumption % Who: Non- Greek Greek Total Number 159 383 Abstain 0% 9% Drank, but did not binge 19% 36% Binged 1-2 times in the past two weeks 27% 25% Binged 3 or more times in past 2 weeks 54% 30% Drank 10 or more times in past month 36% 28% Usually binge when drinking 54% 40% Drunk 3 or more times in the past month 50% 35% Drink to get drunk 81% 64% Consider themselves problem drinkers 0% 0% Ever thought they had a drinking problem 11% 11% Drove after drinking in past month 42% 32% Drove after 5+ drinks in past month 12% 10% Rode with drunk/high driver past month 31% 30% Smoked cigarettes in past month 43% 31% Used marijuana in past month 40% 32% Used any drug past month (including MJ) 43% 36% High School and College Binge Drinking Behavior--% Who: Non- Greek Greek Total Number 159 383 No binge in HS or college 13% 34% Binge in college, not HS 28% 23% Binged in HS, not college 6% 10% Binged in HS and college 52% 31% % of Students Reporting Drinking has Caused Them to: Non- Greek Greek Total Number 159 383 Have a hangover 84% 75% Miss a class 64% 38% Get behind in schoolwork 34% 34% Do something they regret 56% 45% Argue with friends 32% 28% Engage in unplanned sex 33% 30% Engage in unprotected sex 15% 16% Damage property 18% 14% Into trouble with police 10% 11% Get hurt or injured 30% 15% Medical treatment for overdose 1% 0% Had 5 or more alcohol-related problems 37% 28% % of Students who have Experienced Problems Due to Other Students Drinking: Non- Greek Greek Total Number 159 383 Been insulted/humiliated 45% 32% Serious argument or quarrel 40% 27% Been pushed/hit/assaulted 23% 13% Had property damaged 27% 23% Had to babysit drunk 77% 54% Interrupted studying/sleep 77% 56% Victim of unwanted advance 42% 28% Victim of sexual assault/date rape 1% 2% [Return to Results] Table 2. Males and Females: Comparing Fraternity members to Sorority members. Alcohol and Drug Consumption % Who: Fraternity Sorority Non-Greek Non-Greek members members Males Females Total Number 87 72 187 196 Abstain 0% 0% 10% 8% Drink, not binge 14% 25% 31% 41% Binge 1-2 times per 2 weeks 27% 27% 26% 24% Binged 3 or more times in last 2 weeks 59% 48% 32% 28% Drank 10 or more times in past month 49% 21% 35% 20% Usually binge when drinking 56% 52% 46% 35% Drunk 3 or more times in past month 61% 35% 41% 29% Drink to get drunk 81% 80% 65% 63% Consider themselves problem drinkers 0% 0% 1% 0% Ever thought had drinking problem 9% 13% 11% 11% Drove after drinking in past month 47% 36% 36% 29% Drove after 5+ drinks in past month 14% 10% 14% 6% Rode with drunk/high driver past month 37% 24% 33% 26% Smoked cigarettes in past month 44% 43% 32% 30% Used marijuana in past month 49% 28% 32% 32% Used any drug past month (including MJ) 52% 32% 35% 36% High School and College Binge Drinking Behavior--% Who: Fraternity Sorority Non-Greek Non-Greek members members Males Females Total Number 87 72 187 196 No binge in HS or college 8% 19% 30% 38% Binge in college, not HS 24% 32% 25% 21% Binged in HS, not college 6% 6% 11% 10% Binged in HS and college 61% 42% 32% 29% % of Students Reporting Drinking has Caused Them to: Fraternity Sorority Non-Greek Non-Greek members members Males Females Total Number 87 72 187 196 Have a hangover 87% 81% 76% 73% Miss a class 72% 53% 42% 35% Get behind in schoolwork 35% 33% 34% 35% Do something they regret 61% 50% 46% 44% Argue with friends 40% 22% 31% 26% Engage in unplanned sex 44% 20% 32% 28% Engage in unprotected sex 16% 14% 18% 14% Damage property 29% 4% 23% 6% Into trouble with police 13% 7% 14% 8% Get hurt or injured 25% 37% 16% 15% Medical treat. for overdose 1% 1% 0% 1% % of Students who have Experienced Problems Due to Other Students Drinking: Fraternity Sorority Non-Greek Non-Greek members members Males Females Total Number 87 72 187 196 Been insulted/humiliated 48% 40% 26% 38% Serious argument or quarrel 50% 28% 29% 26% Been pushed/hit/assaulted 33% 10% 17% 10% Had property damaged 35% 17% 24% 21% Had to babysit drunk 76% 78% 51% 57% Interrupted studying/sleep 77% 76% 55% 58% Victim of unwanted advance 36% 49% 21% 35% Victim of sexual assault/date rape 1% 0% 2% 2% [Return to Results] Table 3. Housing differences: On-campus, Greek housing, and off-campus. Alcohol and Drug Consumption % Who: _________Greeks_________ __Non-Greeks__ On Greek Off- On Off- campus housing campus campus campus Total Number 50 66 40 122 260 Abstain 0% 0% 0% 12% 8% Drank, but did not binge 22% 23% 8% 40% 34% Binged 1-2 times in the past two weeks 24% 26% 31% 28% 24% Binged 3 or more times in past 2 weeks 54% 51% 62% 21% 34% Drank 10 or more times in past month 29% 34% 51% 16% 33% Usually binge when drinking 54% 61% 46% 44% 39% Drunk 3 or more times in the past month 47% 46% 61% 28% 38% Drink to get drunk 78% 79% 90% 65% 63% Consider themselves problem drinkers 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Ever thought they had a drinking problem 10% 9% 13% 10% 11% Drove after drinking in past month 28% 36% 70% 10% 43% Drove after 5+ drinks in past month 6% 14% 18% 3% 13% Rode with drunk/high driver past month 26% 24% 48% 17% 35% Smoked cigarettes in past month 36% 44% 55% 30% 32% Used marijuana in past month 46% 29% 48% 29% 34% Used any drug past month (including MJ) 48% 33% 51% 32% 38% High School and College Binge Drinking Behavior--% Who: _________Greeks_________ __Non-Greeks__ On Greek Off- On Off- campus housing campus campus campus Total Number 50 66 40 122 260 No binge in HS or college 16% 15% 8% 39% 32% Binge in college, not HS 32% 23% 28% 24% 23% Binged in HS, not college 6% 8% 0% 12% 10% Binged in HS and college 46% 53% 63% 23% 34% % of Students Reporting Drinking has Caused Them to: _________Greeks_________ __Non-Greeks__ On Greek Off- On Off- campus housing campus campus campus Total Number 50 66 40 122 260 Have a hangover 74% 88% 90% 63% 79% Miss a class 68% 58% 65% 27% 43% Get behind in schoolwork 28% 37% 35% 28% 37% Do something they regret 47% 62% 60% 43% 46% Argue with friends 20% 33% 43% 25% 29% Engage in unplanned sex 29% 35% 35% 36% 27% Engage in unprotected sex 8% 14% 28% 16% 16% Damage property 14% 23% 15% 13% 15% Into trouble with police 8% 15% 5% 14% 10% Get hurt or injured 33% 27% 33% 11% 18% Medical treatment for overdose 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% Had 5 or more alcohol-related problems 24% 47% 35% 20% 32% % of Students who have Experienced Problems Due to Other Students Drinking: _________Greeks_________ __Non-Greeks__ On Greek Off- On Off- campus housing campus campus campus Total Number 50 66 40 122 260 Been insulted/humiliated 40% 41% 58% 31% 33% Serious argument or quarrel 18% 45% 60% 17% 32% Been pushed/hit/assaulted 12% 26% 28% 15% 13% Had property damaged 10% 35% 30% 14% 27% Had to babysit drunk 82% 77% 73% 60% 52% Interrupted studying/sleep 82% 82% 60% 71% 50% Victim of unwanted advance 40% 42% 43% 29% 27% Victim of sexual assault/date rape 0% 0% 3% 3% 1% [Return to Text] |
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