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  • Title: Smoking and membership in a fraternity or sorority: a systematic review of the literature.
    Author: Cheney MK, Harris LW, Gowin MJ, Huber J.
    Journal: J Am Coll Health; 2014; 62(4):264-76. PubMed ID: 24527968.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Fraternity and sorority members have higher rates of smoking than other college students. This systematic review examines studies that included fraternity/sorority membership in their investigation of smoking behaviors. PARTICIPANTS/METHODS: Studies identified in MEDLINE, PsychInfo, JSTOR, CINAHL, ERIC, and Google Scholar published between 2003 and 2013 were included if they included fraternity and/or sorority membership, were written in English, published in a peer-reviewed journal, and had smoking as an outcome variable. Nineteen studies were identified for the review. RESULTS: Fraternity/sorority members were more likely to be nondaily smokers. Members who lived in the fraternity/sorority house had higher rates of smoking than members who lived elsewhere. Fraternity/sorority member smoking was associated with alcohol and other substance use. The influence of no-smoking policies on fraternity/sorority member smoking was also examined. CONCLUSIONS: Fraternity/sorority membership was associated with higher rates of smoking, but this association was influenced by other substance use and environmental factors.
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