TPC-Journal-V5-Issue3

The Professional Counselor /Volume 5, Issue 3 359 Results For the fall semester sample, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test for AUDIT-C score differences among the Greek house variable. AUDIT-C scores differed significantly across the three house categories, F (2, 360) = 39.958, p = .000. Scheffe post-hoc comparisons of the three groups indicated that the sorority dry house group ( M = 5.02, 95% CI [4.60, 5.44]) had significantly lower scores than the fraternity dry house group ( M = 7.94, 95% CI [7.40, 8.48]), p = .000 and the fraternity wet house group ( M = 7.42, 95% CI [6.97, 7.88]), p = .000. AUDIT-C scores were not significantly different between the fraternity dry house group and the fraternity wet house group at p = .489. When looking specifically at how often participants consume six or more drinks on one occasion, significant differences were found among the Greek house variable. AUDIT-C scores differed significantly across the three house categories, F (2, 360) = 40.858, p = .000. Scheffe post-hoc comparisons of the three groups indicated that the sorority dry house group ( M = 1.22, 95% CI [1.07, 1.38]) had significantly lower scores than the fraternity dry house group ( M = 2. 40, 95% CI [2.17, 2.63]), p = .000 and the fraternity wet house group ( M = 2.10, 95% CI [1.93, 2.26]), p = .000. Scores were not significantly different between the fraternity dry house group and the fraternity wet house group at p = .175. When looking at the spring respondents, a one-way ANOVA showed that AUDIT-C scores differed significantly across the three Greek house categories, F (2, 369) = 9.526, p = .000. Scheffe post- hoc comparisons of the three groups indicated that the sorority dry group ( M = 4.76, 95% CI [4.41, 5.11]) had significantly lower scores than the fraternity dry house group ( M = 5.97, 95% CI [5.15, 6.79]), p = .011 and the fraternity wet house group ( M = 6.09, 95% CI [5.48, 6.70]), p = .001. AUDIT-C scores were not significantly different between the fraternity dry house group and the fraternity wet house group at p = .967. When looking specifically at how often participants consume six or more drinks on one occasion, significant differences among the Greek house variable were found. AUDIT-C scores differed significantly across the three house categories, F (2, 369) = 10.450, p = .000. Scheffe post- hoc comparisons of the three groups indicated that the sorority dry house group ( M = 1.07, 95% CI [.95, 1.19]) had significantly lower scores than the fraternity dry house group ( M = 1.57, 95% CI [1.29, 1.85]), p = .002 and the fraternity wet house group ( M = 1.53, 95% CI [1.30, 1.75]), p = .002. Scores were not significantly different between the fraternity dry house group and the fraternity wet house group at p = .966. These findings supported our hypothesis that members of dry sorority houses would report lower alcohol consumption than members of wet and dry fraternity houses for both fall and spring semesters. However, the second hypothesis, that members of dry fraternity houses would report lower alcohol consumption than members of wet fraternity houses for both fall and spring, was not supported. Table 2 details Greek house scores for the three AUDIT-C questions.