University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2009-01-01 Latina Sorority Involvement and the College Experience: Social and Academic Impact Darilis Garcia-Mcmillian University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. LATINA SORORITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC IMPACT DARILÍS GARCÍA-MCMILLIAN Department of Communication APPROVED: __________________________________________ Stacey Sowards, Ph.D., Chair __________________________________________ Frank G. Pérez, Ph.D. __________________________________________ Isabel Baca, Ph.D. __________________________________________ Patricia D. Witherspoon, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School 1 Copyright © By Darilís García-McMillian 2009 LATINA SORORITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC IMPACT By DARILÍS GARCÍA-MCMILLIAN THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department of Communication THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO December 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis has been an amazing personal journey.