LEADERSHIP EFFICACY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE BLACK SORORITY AND FRATERNITY MEMBERS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN HISTORICALLY WHITE AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This non-experimental quantitative study examined the leadership efficacy of undergraduate students in National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities at Historically Black and Historically White Colleges and Universities by comparing differences and strength of associations through a secondary analysis of 2009, 2010, and 2011 data collected through the international project called the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership. This study was guided by three questions: First, what is the leadership efficacy of undergraduate Black fraternity and sorority members at historically White institutions and historically Black colleges and universities? Second, is there a difference in the leadership efficacy between undergraduate student members of Black sororities and fraternities at historically White and historically Black institutions? Third, what institutional factors influence the leadership efficacy of undergraduate Black fraternity and sorority members at historically White institutions and historically Black colleges and universities? Key findings of this study indicated that in general, NPHC members at both HBCUs and HWIs self-rated their leadership efficacy as high. Second, there is a statistical difference in the self-reported leadership efficacy of NPHC members at HWIs compared to HBCUs, with those at HBCUs being slightly higher. Institution type (HBCU or HWI) were the only two institutional factors that could be compared in this study. Due to limited data points, other institutional factors that may influence the leadership efficacy of NPHC members at HBCUs and HWIs could not be determined.