What Affects College Students? A Look at GPA, Leadership Skills, and Overall Happiness of UNCA Students

Abstract

This study looks at what variables affect a student’s GPA, leadership skills, and overall happiness at UNCA. A particular variable that is examined is if a student belongs to a social fraternity or sorority on campus. This study was conducted through use of a survey, given to twelve different classes of Humanities students and to members of social fraternities and sororities that were willing to participate on campus. Regression was done on the data to find the significant variables that affected GPA, leadership skills, and overall happiness of students. The Greek students tended to fare better in many of the variables than the non-Greek students. The results of this survey show that being part of a social fraternity or sorority can have numerous positive effects on the college experience of the UNCA student.