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Fraternity, sorority, and residence hall residents were compared on drinkin
g rates and patterns drinking-related problems, family history of alcohol p
roblems, alcohol outcome expectancies, and high school drinking patterns. R
esults indicated residence in a fraternity was related to move frequent alc
ohol consumption and greater negative consequences even after accounting fo
r family history, expectancies, and high school drinking rates. Family hist
ory of alcohol problems was only related to negative consequences for men.
Only high school drinking rates were related to amount of alcohol consumed
per occasion, for both men and women. Fraternity residence was found to be
related to more negative consequences even after accounting for current dri
nking habits. However sorority residence was found to moderate the relation
ship between current drinking and negative consequences. Both high and low
drinkers in sororities indicated similar rates of alcohol-related negative
consequences, whereas high frequency female drinkers in the residence hall
sample reported significantly more problems.