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graduation rates than unaffiliated students. Additionally, students in fraternities “collectively raise millions of dollars for philanthropies and spend millions of hours serving the community annually.” Furthermore, fraternities “help students establish valuable friendships and provide leadership opportunities and experiences for their members” (Coolidge, 122). Hence, it is clear that there are many advantages to fraternities that help young men flourish. Despite this, however, it is worth asking whether is it worth exposing themselves to the risky and potentially deadly behaviors that are associated with fraternity culture. I interviewed my older cousin, Christopher Hockley about his experiences with his fraternity, Pi Delta Theta at Oregon State University. When asked about why he wanted to join a fraternity he explained to me, “I was looking to find a community within the school. Having known people who had found their lifelong friends within there fraternities, I wanted just the same,” (personal interview, Why go Greek?). Christopher was fully aware of the stigmas associated with the rushing a fraternity and he expected some kind of hazing rituals to commence once he joined. He shared that he was made to take a hike with his fellow pledges, while intoxicated, and asked to jump off steep ledges to prove their commitment to the fraternity. If the older brothers had done it, why shouldn’t the new pledges? Some even injured themselves doing this, but to most of them, these…

Bill Bowerman had been a Track and Field coach at the University of Oregon for 24 years. He trained 31 Olympic athletes, 52 All-Americans, 12 American record holders, and attained 4 NCAA titles. During this time he was continuously looking to enhance the performance of his athletes through improving their footwear. Phil Knight was a former middle distance runner under Coach Bowerman. After completing his Stanford MBA, Knight was interested in manufacturing shoes in Japan and selling them in…

Nike is a United States sportswear company that was founded by Philip H. Knight and Bill Bowerman. The business originated in the 1960’s by Philip H. Knight, which was a mid-state runner at the University of Oregon, and his coach Bill Bowerman. His suggestions were not successful in the beginning. The two tried many different running shoes for years. In an effort to become successful, Knight made contact with a Japanese firm that made athletic shoes. This made arrangement for them to import some…

There are several different varieties of post-secondary schools for education and experience. A more logical choice would be to stay in one’s own state to attend a post-secondary school due to the fact it is closer to one’s own home and is often cheaper for instate residents. However, this is not always the case. Therefore, I have chosen to research an out-of-state university under the belief that it suits me the best. The following essay will detail the information that has been researched when…

A Oregon has a marvelous agriculture including many crops and animals. Oregon has two main crops; hazelnuts and pears. Hazelnuts are the state nut. Hazelnuts are high in protein and fiber. 95% of America’s hazelnuts are produced in Oregon. Another important crop is the pear, the state’s fruit. Oregon is 2nd in the nation for pear production. Cows are an important part of Oregon’s agriculture. Oregon is in the top five for milk quality. Cows produce 6.5 gallons of milk everyday! Milk is also the…

Nike was founded in 1964, however, was renamed Nike in 1978. Nike started out as an athletic shoe company importing shoes from Japan to sell in the United States. With celebrity endorsements, the organization has continued to grow. However, the growth of Nike has not been without its challenges. Nike strives to continue to be competitive while keeping manufacturing costs low by moving their manufacturing operations to an area that offered cheap labor. Unfortunately, the working conditions…

Political Culture of Malheur County To understand the political culture of a community, city, county, state, or even country-- one must first have a firm handle on the principles used to identify a political culture. As political culture stands, we have two models used to identify the bulk of the citizens in the political world. These two concepts can be labeled conservative and progressive. The conservative model correlates with a traditionalistic perspective, meaning, this view is best…

My last two years of high school, I joined the Multi-Cultural Leadership Club, I was rather reluctant to be honest but I grew to love it. My first year in the club we started off with raising money to go to the Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference, (CCLC), at Western Oregon University. The CCLC is a conference where schools all over the state come to encourage kids to continue their education. To raise money we did car washes, sold clam chowder, and sold raffle tickets where we raffled off donated…

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem (BGCGS) is a nonprofit organization which provides children of all ages a safe and positive place where numerous programs enable the children to reach their fullest potential. BGCGS operates with a strong understanding of what children need in order to succeed. For instance, all programs and activities are created to foster key competencies essential for youth to succeed, such as educational, social, emotional, cultural, health and well-being, positive…

tract) in the City and entire City of Edmonds, there are about 5,352 and 39,709 people living respectively, while the total population of the entire metro area (Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue) in Washington State is 3,439,809 based on the 2010 Census track data (See attached table). The most visible characteristics of the population category in the Census tract is median age. Both male and female who live in the block and the City significantly order than the metro area's median age. For example,…