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The study determined the internal and external factors influencing AUP student's membership in fraternities. It used the descriptive correlational -design. A self- administered, validated questionnaire was used as research instrument. Data were analyzed using percentages, frequency counts, Likert attitude scale, chi-square test and logistic regression. The data were gathered from 200 AUP enrolled during the second semester 2006-07. One hundred of the respondents were non fraternities that existed in AUP campus. Of the 200 respondents, 35% were in the 16-18 years old range. The college of nursing, which has the most number of students in the campus, had the most number (42%) of the students were included in the survey, followed by the college of Arts, Science and technology (24%). There were 114 male respondents (57%), 84female respondents (42%), while one respondent failed to indicate the gender. Results showed that there is no significant relationship between personality, mothers' membership in sorority and family income with respondents' membership or non- membership in fraternities. However, it was found out that, a father's membership to fraternity has a significant relationship with the student's decision of weather to joint a fraternity. This is significant related to AUP students' non- membership in fraternities. That fathers who are fraternity members have children who will less likely seek membership in a fraternity. The knowledge of the respondents regarding EG White. Her writing in AUP rules against fraternities has an average of 86.4%. However. only 59% of the respondents knew that expulsion is the punishment for a student who joins a fraternity. The attitude vielded a mean result of 2.62 which fell under the range of undecided. This can be attributed to the disparity of the answers that the respondents gave. Internal factors. Knowledge. towards EG White's Writing in AUP rules and guideline against fraternities is essential in preventing a students to seeking membership in fraternities. The more he knows about the EG White writings and AUP rules against fraternities. The more likely the students will not seek membership in a fraternities. When persuasive communication styles. Direct and direct strategies of persuading a student to joint the fraternity. Are applied together in an individual. The more likely the student will not seek membership in fraternity.

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