ABSTRACT
Freshman year of college is an exhilarating, one of a kind experience for students. This major life change usually leads to students reevaluating and reworking their social identity. Social Identity Theory was developed in the late 1970s by Tajfel and Turner. Heather McIntosh provides a strong explanation with appropriate examples of the theory she is using to understand her interest in the relationship between Greek life and one’s social identity. The use of pseudonyms is the appropriate approach and Heather could acknowledge their use in the paper. The members of the Greek organizations all seem to realize, especially at a school as small as Marist College, they must be conscientious and responsible for their words and actions at all times. They work hard to maintain and protect their own reputation and to build up Greeks collectively.
