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This article is an electronic version of an article originally
published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1998, Volume 15, Number 1, pages 68-76.
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Residence Halls and Cults: Fact or Fiction?
Russell K. Elleven
University of North Texas
Carolyn W. Kern, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
Katherine Claunch Moore
University of North Texas
Abstract
This article examines the perceptions of 414 chief housing officers of residence
hall (dormitory) systems across the United States with regard to cult activity
on college and university campuses. These individuals are in a unique position
to see first-year students struggle with the need to belong. Sometimes this need
leads to the college student joining a cult. The results of the survey indicate
that only about one-half of the responding chief housing officers understand the
cult issue on college campuses. The need is apparent for further cult education
for these college and university administrators.
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