Greek Discourse Community

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Before writing this paper I knew what a discourse community was on the exterior but I never really looked into the definition of a discourse community. After reading the articles and having in class discussions about discourse communities I have a better understanding of what they are and how they impact our daily lives. A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourse, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating about those goals. For discourse community topic I was considering writing about greek life because I for one am a member of a fraternity and would want to represent the aspect of communal gathering. People that are Greek all have things in common; whether it be just that we are part of a sister/brotherhood or deeper things …show more content…
Greeks all speak a language or a lexis that they learn in the process of becoming part of their fraternity/sorority. We sometimes say things that only other Greeks will understand. In addition to the lexis that is shared, they also have different levels of seniority and the Phi, and epsilon) sigma being the beginner and epsilon being the highest seniority. I think this group values the sisterhood/ brother hood bonds that they get out of it. We as greeks love the feeling of meeting new people and being able to connect with them as close as they would with a sibling. I would also say that that is what we emphasize most. While forming these lifetime friendships, the greek organizations also value the opportunity to give back to the community as a group, and develop leadership and interpersonal skills. In the African American fraternities the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are said to have the most input in the community when I interviewed my

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