week 12

I think I will be using headings for my final paper. I think it works best because I have a lot of different aspects that i need to cover and it will be easiest to make the transition that way.

Final Paper questions

What would you consider plagiarism from our own work?

is there such thing as to much graphs and pictures?

week 11

The hardest part about the research is finding time to obtain what I need. Being an architecture student finding time to visit the site is hard to do. The easiest part of it is when I do have time I have no troubles finding what I need. Keeping a blog helps me keep track of what I have done already. That way I won’t waist the time that I have on repeating things. If I plan on doing my final paper chronologically this I will be able to use the blog to determine what I did and when.

Box 30

I found my archival information from the E-Archive on the Ball State Archives page. It talks about how the frats at Ball State are trying to turn things around since they have lost 5 Frats in the last 3 years do to different problems. But they are getting more involved and cracking down on certain issues that have come up in the frat. This will help because it explains how there are problems in frats like everyone knows there are. However, they are doing things to fix it.

Week 10 Reflection

Gamma- When the older brothers pull rank and make the lower ranked do things

Sigep- Sigma Phe Epsilon, also when the brothers need to share something secret about the frat

Boner Story- Funny stories brothers tell about themselves or other brothers

Rush- The process of joining

Big bro- Older brothers that are assigned to a new member to help them out.

A lot of my words are pretty common and are heard outside of the frat. The only one that may have given people trouble is Boner Story. They probably couldn't get their heads out of the gutter, its not as bad as you think.

Week 10

Gamma

Sigep

Boner Story

Rush

Big Bro

week 9

By doing this research I can help outsiders understand some of the benefits of joining a frat. I can provide a way of helping outsiders decide if joining a frat would be a good thing for them to do. I can help change the stereotype that frats are only for drinking, and show what frats are really meant for. This could help the community grow; it helps other people understand what frats are about. It also changes my own views of frats.

week 5

I have gathered sources that help explain all aspects of my site. Most of the information I have found goes exactly with what I have been observing. Frats are trying to talk up all the benefits of joining a frat. When, outsiders are trying to bring out the negatives like drinking and hazing. I want to find more information about the history of frats and how they got started.

week 4

Academic sources are sources found in libraries web that are accredited. Instructors like you to use these sources because they know that the information used from them is reliable. An example of a place where you could use non-academic sources is when you are trying to get someone’s opinion. Non-academic source to me means that it is not based on someone’s opinion but on facts.

week 3

If I were to stop someone walking down the street and ask what they thought about frats I could several answers. If I asked someone who was a member of the frat they would tell me stuff about the brotherhood, and all the advantages of being in a frat. If I asked someone who was not in a frat I would probably get a response about drinking involved in frats. Male college students are a part of this subculture.

week 8

Eight weeks into the research and observation of my community the common theme that seems to be happening is that members of the community think highly of their program and what they represent, and people outside the community a majority of the time think a frat is only a place to party and drink. In the interviews I conducted that’s how I have come up with these conclusions. Also my own personal opinion of frats before and after I have been introduced into the community has affected my research. My place in the culture is still the same. A frat takes up a lot of time, and takes a lot of dedication. As an architecture student I barely have time as it is. So I am still an outsider. Although things have changed since the start of this project, people in the community are starting to know who I am. I feel more comfortable in the community and they make me feel welcome.

week seven

I don’t have a plan as of now about how to finish my mini-ethnography. All I know is I don’t need any more research, as far as looking for stuff in books or on the internet. I think I have plenty to go off of. However, I do need to attend another part of the culture, other than just the party side. Also I need to conduct a few more interviews. I think that is how I am going to get the majority of my really good information.

week six

I can make a few conclusions about the Frat community. Students not in a frat, and parents think that the only thing frats are for are to drink and haze. Although, frats can throw pretty big parties, there a lot of good things about them. Just in observation of walking from class to class with one of my friends who is in the frat, I noticed that he knew about 10 times more people then I did. I would ask him how he knew that person, and the response was usually frat. So as a freshman it’s a great way to meet a lot of new people. Also, they are part of many school organizations, and demand a high gpa from all the members. I think the stereotype for frats is the same for all campuses. How each frat handles themselves varies but really everything is the same.

Version 2

The Greek life on campus is stereotyped as an organizing that concentrates on partying. I am starting to find out that is not true. The brothers are in many school activities and organizations. Yes, frats party, and yes, drinking is involved. But, you can drink anywhere on campus as long as you don’t get caught. So it’s not fair to say frats are the main drinking and partying parts of campus.

Version 1

The Greek life on college campus is stereotyped as being a facility that concentrates only on partying. I am starting to find out that is not true. The brothers are involved in many school related activities and organizations. Yes, frats have parties, and yes, drinking is involved. But, you can drink anywhere on campus as long as you don’t get caught with it. So it’s not really fair to say frats are the main drinking and partying parts of campus.

Frat blog

http://media.www.thedailycougar.com/media/storage/paper1206/news/2008/01/23/Opinion/Dont

Fieldworking notes

As a fieldworker studying the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon, I decided to attend one of the more popular events that take place. In a survey I noticed that a majority of people thought that is what Fraternities are all about. Only a few people said differently and a majority of them were actually members of frats. My main focus of frats is to try and break the stereotype that people including me, think that only thing frats are for is to party. Seeing as a majority of the people, and myself feel this way my work is cut out for me. So in attending the stereotypical part of the fraternity it was exactly how I expected it to be. Loud, crazy, full of drunk people, and sometimes annoying. I look forward more to finding out what the other side of the frat is really like.

Why ENFJ?

I agree with the most of the letters that I received on my personality, However I personally do not see myself as judging. I am not organized. I try to plan out things and stick to a schedule, but I never manage to do so. I am one of those people that wait till the very last second to get something done. I always am trying to find something to do. As long as it has no work involved.

ENFJ

Positioning Yourself

An authentic Mexican restaurant is the subculture I decided to use for this assignment. I chose this site because I am debating on weather or not to my research on the Ball State's Latino culture for the remaining assignments of this class. Some of the fixed positions that might affect what I see is my race and social class. I am not a custom to the culture except for maybe their food.
I have been to several Hispanic countries some for leisure and others for missions work. I enjoyed everything about the time spent there and learned a lot about the people there.

Groundwork Activity

All cultures are different and have different signs and symbols that may mean something different. Such as in some cultures if you make a gesture with the wrong hand it is an insult. If i went into the Mayan culture and was not aware of what may be considered an insult then i could end up offending someone. Also some cultures don't like outsiders at all.

The biggest opstical with research the Mayan culture is there is a limited amount of people I could ask about it. Since time machines don't exist I wouldn't be able to experience the culture first hand. Also if I didnt't speak the language I would be limited on what I found out.

Culture Ideas

SVS- student voluntary services
Best Buddies
Latino Student Union
Greek, Sigma Ki
Abso

Golf Ritual

Most golfers have the same routine before they tee off on the first hole. They usually start by putting on the golf shoes and then head over to the practice green. There they will work on the most important part of the game; putting. Next they will work on there approach shots and work on getting it as close to the hole as possible. Last players will stretch and swing weighted clubs in order to get loose.
My ritual before I play consist of the same things but i have a few different things and preferences on how I go about doing it. I usually avoid people as much as possible so I am able to focus. Which means I may sometime have to leave the practice green and practice aiming at a tree instead. I also like to drink a lot of water before hand, especially on the hotter days.
There are many different names for things in the sport of golf. Like "slice" when a right handed player hits a ball the curves to the right, left handed to the left. Or "hook" for the opposite. Probably the most widely known term to everyone, not just the golfing community, is the word used for, " look out there is a ball heading your way." FOUR! In most cases they aren't exactly insider phrases, however in the world of golf there is an unusual amount of swearing and foul language. What makes it different from other cultures using harsh language for golfers its usually directed at the ball. Oddly enough Happy Gilmore is an example of how a lot of golfers really act.
The stereotype of golfers is they are old fat guys in goofy pants and shirts trying to avoid their wives. Well although there are some of those guys out there, the majority of the players now day are mixed of all ages, sizes and race.
The culture of a golfer is more crazy and sometimes more stressful then outsiders may think. However its a culture that anyone can get into, and you can take it a seriously as you want to. It is a fun and relaxing sport.

Culture, Subculture

Culture:

Ball State
Architecture
American
Christian
Student
athletic

Subculture:

Architect
Methodist
SURF
farmer
gamer
missionary
football
golf
guitar player