Greek System Research Articles

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This study maps the poetry of Gábor Devecseri (who was the most important Hungarian translator of Homer) regarding to the periodization of the oeuvre and focusing on the notion of time. The poetic oeuvre of Devecseri can be divided into three periods: the first period begins from the 1930’s and lasts to the collection titled Letter from the Mount, published after World War II; the second falls on the period of ”schematism”, which starts from the collection The light is spreading (celebrating the birthday of Stalin) to 1956; the third, after a long silence, begins from 1961 (with the essay „Homeric Journey”) and lasts to the death of the author. The meeting with the Greek land and culture brought some especially new elements into the poetry of Devecseri. The relation between the author and the Ancient culture is determined by the translation of Homer and by the personal encounter with modern Greek life too. The journey in space broadens not only towards the cultural dimensions of the time, but comprehends the personal phases of the individual life time.

Hookah use among college students: Prevalence, mental health and drug use

Hookah use among college students: Prevalence, mental health and drug use

Adventurers, Flâneurs, and Agitators: Travel Stories as Means for Marking and Transgressing Boundaries in 19th and Early 20th Century Finland

The article focuses on border crossings in travel stories, which were published in hand-written newspapers in 19th- and early 20th-century Finland. These papers were a popular tradition in student organizations and popular movements. Border crossings appear in travel stories in three different representations. Firstly, border crossings are repeated motifs in travel stories, both as challenging events and as small gestures and encounters. Travel stories demarcate boundaries, but they also provide a means for transgressing them. Secondly, hand-written newspapers as a literary practice highlight borders between oral and written communication. They were produced as one single manuscript copy, and published by being read out aloud in social events. Thirdly, the authors of hand-written newspapers were placed on the border of different positions in society such as class, gender and age. My analysis is based on the methodological discussion of small stories and personal experience narratives; travel stories can be defined as “local event narratives”. I have outlined four basic models for travel stories which emerge from hand-written newspapers: the great mission story, the grand tour story, the flâneur story and the retreat story. The analysis of travel stories is presented through four different case studies with a time range from the 1850s to the 1920s: these materials have been produced in two provincial student fraternities (osakunta), in the temperance society “Star” in Helsinki in the 1890s, and in the Social Democratic Youth Club in the small industrial town of Karkkila in the 1910s and the 1920s. Many parallel features can be observed in travel stories, even though the social background and ideology of the authors are quite different. Time and space are important aspects in travel stories, and they often demarcate boundaries of class and gender.

Rural sites in Roman Greece

[W]hile pretending to throw some light upon classical authors by careful observation of the manners of the present day, romantic travellers succeeded in fact in accommodating reality to their dreams … by creating for themselves and for their readers carefully edited portraits of modern Greece that transformed the present into the living image of the past (Saïd 2005: 291).Thirty years ago archaeological field survey promised to reshape radically our understanding of the countryside (Keller and Rupp 1983: 1–5). Traditional archaeological approaches to cities and monuments were increasingly seen to be extensions of textual research, and research on the rural landscape was envisaged as a way to access the other side of the traditional urban-rural dichotomy (though see the comments in Alcock 2007: 671–72). Some scholars estimated that, in the Classical period, the vast majority of Greek poleis had populations of less than 3,000 and territories no more than a few hours” walk from the urban core. Given that, they asked, does it make sense to divide elements of Greek life into “city” and “country”? In a sense, the study of landscapes was seen as a way to redress perceived imbalances between this urban-rural division and the picture painted by the ancient sources of Roman Greece as a pale reflection of its Classical brilliance. In the years since, landscape studies have grown to include much more than archaeological field survey, but this tension between textual and archaeological narratives remains at the heart of understandings of rural Roman Greece.

Clubs and the Campus Racial Climate: Student Organizations and Interracial Friendship in College

This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Freshmen to examine the racial/ethnic composition of student organizations as well as the relationship between student organization participation and close interracial friendship. White students were the most likely to be in majority White environments in fraternities and sororities, while religious groups were the environments where Black and Asian American students were most likely to gather with same-race peers. Participating in Greek life, religious groups, and ethnic student organizations were negative predictors of having at least one close friend of another race/ethnicity. Students of color had higher rates of close interracial friendship than White students, and students attending racially diverse campuses were more likely to have close interracial friendship. Implications for student organizations and their impact on the campus racial climate are discussed.

The Greek Life of St. Leo bishop of Catania (BHG 981b), Text and Notes by Alexandros G. Alexakis, Translation by Susan Wessel

The Greek Life of St. Leo bishop of Catania (BHG 981b), Text and Notes by Alexandros G. Alexakis, Translation by Susan Wessel

Greek History

Two important recent books re-examine long-standing orthodoxies which have come under fire in recent decades. Julia Kindt challenges the orthodox model of Greek religion which has put thepolisas its central organizing principle, as manifested in the work of Christianne Sourvinou-Inwood and the Paris school. The book combines methodological and theoretical discussion with a series of case studies ranging from the Archaic period to the Second Sophistic. Kindt does not deny the value of thepolis-centred model for major aspects of Greek religious life; rather, her main disagreement is that it creates simplistic polarities and leaves aside or treats as exceptions many important aspects of Greek religion. While thepolismodel sees religion as embedded in the structures of thepolis, Kindt argues persuasively for the need to conceptualize Greek religion as a series of interrelated but distinct layers. She rightly stresses the autonomy of religion as a symbolic and figural system; and she emphasizes the significance of personal experience and agency and the ways in which practices such as magic illustrate the multiple links between personal experience and agency and the religious community of thepolis. Finally, of particular significance is her challenge to the standard polarity of local versus Panhellenic and the need to adopt a wider spectrum of layers and identities.

Long-term impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the Greek adults' psychosocial life

last follow-up visit (r=0.446, p<0.001). The presence of disease activity was correlated with higher degree of depression (p=0.032) and social dysfunction (p=0.008). Interestingly, patients without or with mild physical disability (HAQ-DI=0-0.49) differed from those with moderate-to-severe disability (HAQ-DI=0.5-3) in the fields of somatization (p=0.004) and social dysfunction (p<0.001), but not of depression. Higher degree of depression was recorded in the unemployed patients (p=0.018) and in those with mandatory education (p=0.018). In contrast, structural damage (JADI-A, TmSvdHS), marital status and current use or duration of corticosteroid treatment didn’ tf ind to influence patients’ psychosocial profile. Global disease activity as rated by the patient, was found to be the only significant predictor of psychosocial distress in the multivariate analysis [B=0.057 95%CI (0.017, 0.097), P=0.005]. Conclusion Psychosocial distress is evident in a considerable proportion of the patients (~19%), indicating a constant impact of the disease on every-day life. The tight control of disease activity is therefore crucial in order to prevent symptoms of depression in these JIA adults.

A Brief History of International Latin American Student Fraternities

An international Latin American student fraternity movement preceded the current Latino Greeks that are seen on college campuses today. This document provides new information that has not been published. The movement lasted 86 years and primarily served wealthy international Latin American students who came to the United States to study and, once graduated, went back to their home countries. This was a different movement that became defunct before the current Latino Greeks emerged in 1975.

Beyond Clery Act statistics: a closer look at college victimization based on self-report data.

This study examined the relationships among victimization, demographic characteristics, and activity choices in a cross-sectional sample of 479 undergraduate students. In the sample, 74% was female and 65% was Caucasian, with an even distribution of ages ranging from 18 to 22+ years; all participants completed an online survey. Using survey feedback, the study team performed multivariate regression analysis and reported quantity and type of victimization experiences in relation to factors that may contribute to identifying groups at risk for experiencing violence. Findings suggest that gender, grade point average, and membership in student organizations or Greek-letter organizations influence students' potential for different types of victimization. Furthermore, alcohol use and household income did not have a statistically significant relationship with any victimization types. Finally, rates reported indicate student underreporting and illustrate difficulty implementing the Clery Act. Policy recommendations, future research, and limitations are discussed. With accurate victimization data, resources and services may be more efficiently allocated to meet the needs of students at greater risk for victimization.

Testing Self-Segregation: Multiple-Group Structural Modeling of College Students’ Interracial Friendship by Race

Using structural equation modeling, this study examined the effects of peer environments on collegiate interracial friendship and how such effects vary by students’ race. The results show that the peer environment of Greek life mediated the relationship between structural diversity and interracial friendship in college, in that students attending institutions with greater structural diversity were less likely to frequently interact with peers from Greek life, which had a positive effect on interracial friendship. This mediation effect was consistent for all four racial groups of the study. This study also uncovers unique findings related to Latino/as and interracial friendship: that structural diversity has an indirect effect on interracial friendship via participation in ethnic student organizations for Latino/a students and that participation in ethnic student organizations is also directly and positively linked to interracial friendship for this group. The study discusses implications for understanding intergroup relations and patterns of interracial friendship.

Teaching and Learning Guide for Black Greek‐Letter Organizations

Sociology CompassVolume 8, Issue 5 p. 571-587 Teaching & Learning Guide Teaching and Learning Guide for Black Greek-Letter Organizations Devon R. Goss, Devon R. Goss Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorDenishia Harris, Denishia Harris Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorDeronta Spencer, Deronta Spencer Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorMatthew W. Hughey, Corresponding Author Matthew W. Hughey Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut Correspondence address: Matthew W. Hughey, Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. E-mail: matthew.hughey@uconn.eduSearch for more papers by this author Devon R. Goss, Devon R. Goss Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorDenishia Harris, Denishia Harris Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorDeronta Spencer, Deronta Spencer Department of Sociology, University of ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorMatthew W. Hughey, Corresponding Author Matthew W. Hughey Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut Correspondence address: Matthew W. Hughey, Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. E-mail: matthew.hughey@uconn.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 April 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12159 This guide accompanies the following article: Parks, Gregory S., Matthew W. Hughey, and Rodney T. Cohen. ‘The Great Divide: Black Fraternal Ideals and Reality.’ Sociology Compass. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume8, Issue5May 2014Pages 571-587 RelatedInformation

“... in order to Keep German Soil German”: Austrian Burschenschaften, Nationalist Ethnopolitics and the South Tirol Conflict after 1945

Burschenschaften, as a particular type of German-nationalist (völkisch) student fraternity, have partaken in shaping Austrian politics in numerous ways since the nineteenth century. Acting as the standard-bearers of German nationalism in Austria after 1945 and being strongly represented in the ranks of the Freedomite Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs/FPÖ), they have been able to maintain a degree of political relevance up until the present day—their intimate ideological, personal, and institutional entanglement with the National Socialist regime notwithstanding. Nonetheless, their history has so far almost exclusively been written by fraternity members themselves, and mostly in an affirmative, if not apologetic fashion; critical assessments for the post-1945 era in particular are limited to a small number of articles that, for the most part, are based on secondary literature rather than on primary sources.

Arbel, Vita Daphna. Forming Femininity in Antiquity: Eve, Gender, and Ideologies in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi+232 pp. $74.00 (cloth).

Previous articleNext article No AccessArbel, Vita Daphna. Forming Femininity in Antiquity: Eve, Gender, and Ideologies in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi+232 pp. $74.00 (cloth).Jeffrey A. TrumbowerJeffrey A. TrumbowerSaint Michael’s College. Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Religion Volume 94, Number 2April 2014 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/676603 Views: 33Total views on this site For permission to reuse, please contact [email protected]PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

'[A] Man and a Brother': Intersectionality, Violent Hazing, and the Law

In this article, my coauthors and I analyze hazing as a legal issue both within the civil and criminal context. We then posit that hazing is not the same across collegiate, Greek-letter organizations. Specifically, we contend that the intersection of race and gender should reveal differences in how hazing manifests itself. In an archival study of fraternity/sorority hazing incidents from 1980-2009, we find that white fraternities/sororities have greater issues with sexual hazing, alcohol-related hazing, prank hazing. White fraternities have greater issues with mental hazing and physical hazing involving calisthenics. Black fraternities/sororities have greater issues with violent hazing. In a second study, a survey of almost 1,400 black fraternity/sorority members, we find that hazing is more violent in black fraternities. Narrow conceptions of what constitutes “authentic” black masculinity, even among highly educated African Americans, may explain why black fraternity hazing is so violent. In two more studies, we find that some black fraternity chapters employ monikers — e.g., Bloody Beta, Deadly Delta, Killer Kappa — to describe their chapters. Such monikers may be consequential in litigation, as they may be admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence, at least in federal court, under certain circumstances.

Second‐Generation “Return” to Greece: New Dynamics of Transnationalism and Integration

AbstractBased on in‐depth narrative interviews with 64 second‐generation Greek‐Germans and Greek‐Americans who have “returned” to Greece, this article explores intersections between return, transnationalism and integration. Having grown up with a strong Greek identity in the diaspora, second‐generation “returnees” move to Greece mainly for idealistic, lifestyle and life‐stage reasons. However, most find living in Greece long‐term a challenging experience: they remark on the corruption and chaos of Greek life, and are surprised at the high level of xenophobia in Greek society, not only towards foreign immigrants but also towards themselves as “hyphenated Greeks”. The “return” to Greece provokes new “reverse” transnational links back to their birth country, where they still need to keep in touch with relatives and friends, including caring obligations towards parents who remain abroad. Some contemplate another “return”, back to the US or Germany. Policy Implications Policymakers responsible for integration should not assume that the second generation has no connections with its parents' country of origin. In the diasporic home country (in this case Greece), more effort should be made to facilitate the reintegration of the second generation returning ‘home’ and to break down discrimination towards hyphenated Greeks. Greek policymakers should pay heed to homecoming second‐generation Greeks in order to benefit from their bicultural insights into how Greek society can be improved, especially as regards efficient public services, transparent employment opportunities, better environment management, gender equality, and the elimination of racism and discrimination.

Some Remarks on the Merkabah’s Vision in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve

The Merkabah’s vision in the Life of Adam and Eve has been considered as a marginal subject by scholars interested in apocalyptic texts. Similarly, among the specialists of the Life of Adam and Eve, this theme does not yet occupy a prominent place, even though its investigation could reinvigorate a neglected perspective, namely that the Greek Life of Adam and Eve should be read as a text with apocalyptic features. This paper analyses four different visions of the Merkabah in the Greek Life, which illuminate the complexity and richness of the vision of the Throne and the Chariot of God in this source. In addition, the importance accorded to this divine representation would contribute to support the possible priority of Greek and Georgian versions over the corresponding sections in the Armenian, Latin, and the Slavonic Life.

Власть общественного мнения в Афинской демократии: трибунал или рациональность

The article deals with the peculiarities of the functioning of public opinion in the ancient Greek polis. The author aims to prove that public opinion in ancient times did not always and did not everywhere represent only a collection of the traditional concepts of the due. Under Athenian democracy and in other democratic polises it existed as a product of a discussion among the free citizens taking part in politics, and, in this respect, it was a phenomenon of the same order as public opinion in Modern Times. Proceeding from the works by ancient and modern authors, specific features of Athenian public opinion are described and explained, and discussions between Athenian thinkers on its subject and epistemological value are reconstructed. The article makes use of works by ancient Greek philosophers and historians, explorers of antiquity, and sociologists engaged in public opinion studies. The author also identifies factors which limited the omnipotence of Athenian public opinion. Those were the causes of metaphysical character, that is, natural inequality due to the divine kinship of eminent personalities, participation of divine forces in the daily life of ancient Greeks, and also the social and economic causes implying the preference of personal well-being to common good. Despite those limitations, the public opinion under Athenian democracy, based on a wide citizen participation in discussing important problems of the functioning of society and state, was an important instrument of governing the antique polis.

The Citizen and its Other: Zionist and Israeli Responses to Statelessness

In 1924 the Kartell Jüdischer Verbindungen, a German-Jewish, Zionist Student Fraternity founded a national branch in Mandate Palestine. By 1955, three decades later, many of the former fraternity students had immigrated to what had become the state of Israel. In that year, the “old boys” of this organization circulated a statement among its members now residing in Israel that was a direct reaction to the recent reparation agreements with Germany. The statement informed its recipients that whoever opted for renewal of his German citizenship and re-applied for a German passport would not be recognized as a full and honourable member of the “old boys’” and henceforth would be regarded as an outcast – which, in a fraternity, is the ultimate form of punishment. Those former German citizens, who had been stripped of their citizenship by National Socialist legislation and had lived for a time as stateless people, only acquired full citizenship again after the state of Israel was founded in 1948. This exemplifies the Jewish experience of statelessness in a number of ways. Thus a group of former German-Jewish fraternity members, in 1954 no longer stateless but Israeli citizens, were presented with an option for dual citizenship. They were born as citizens of one nation state – Germany – different from another, their state of residency – Israel. Both states had, and have, very specific nationality laws. Israel embraces all Jews as part of their national collective. Germany embraces all Germans as, potentially, part of their national collective. The Israeli Law of Return, passed in 1950 by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, states: “[E]very Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh [new immigrant].” The regulations accompanying this law made it a right that no Jew could be rejected. Entrance into Israel in order to reside there could only be allowed as an Israeli national,2 or one intending to adopt Israeli nationality, thus defining a concept of citizenship that is inclusive to the point of coercion and calling into question the idea of sovereignty.

Factors Influencing Software Development Process: A statistical Outlook

While dealing with students in solving their assignments and projects of software development we have experienced that students are ready to adopt agile process model because it is very close to their nature. It is assumed that certain concepts were already prevalent in student fraternity. The factors considered here are ‘quality of code’, ‘preference of group work’, ‘regular interaction with teammate’, ‘responding to changes’, ‘early testing’, and ‘fast delivery of working software’. Presence of linear relationship, if any, was tested by testing the significance of correlation coefficient r using t-test while non-linearity was tested by testing the significance of correlation ratio (η) using F-test. The overall results show that there is strong non-linear relationship among the factors.