This dissertation provides a brief theoretical introduction to the Malliavin calculus leading to a particular application in finance. The Malliavin calculus concepts are used to aid in the simulation of the Greeks for financial contingent claims. Particular focus is placed on creating efficiency in the more exotic type option simulations, where no closed solution pricing formulae exist. Copyright / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Mathematics and Applied Mathematics / unrestricted

This study proposes that members of Greek social organizations have higher rates of binge drinking as compared to other college students due to their greater acceptance of norms and motives that support binge drinking. The College Alcohol Study, a survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Heath, was administered to 10, 904 university students. The survey measured various aspects of students' experiences at their respective universities including experiences with and perceptions of alcohol use. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine normative and motivational predictors of binge drinking for Greek and non-Greek students. The results show that Greek members binge drink at higher levels than do other students. The results also indicate that social norm and motive variables, which were thought to be predictive of binge drinking practices for all students, are better predictors of binge drinking for non-Greek members. Implications of theses findings, discussion of results, limitations of the study, and recommendations for future research are presented.

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When students leave home for college, many desire a sense of belonging. One way for students to cultivate this sense of belonging is by participating in formal and informal peer groups (Chickering & Reisser, 1993). Of all peer groups, Greek-lettered organizations, when serving as an effective peer group, have the most impact on its members (Chickering & Reisser, 1993). As Greek-lettered organizations evolved, pledge processes were created as a means of promoting group values and continuing traditions (Nuwer, 1999). However, this pledge process led to accidents and deaths (Kimbrough, 2003; Nuwer; 1999; Ruffins, 1999). As a result, Black Greek-lettered organizations (BGLOs) replaced their pledge process with a membership intake process (Kimbrough, 1997, 2003; Ruffins, 1999). Despite the end of pledging, BGLO members instituted 'underground pledging,' unsanctioned events that occurred before, during, and/or after the membership intake process as a way to continue the pledge process (Kimbrough, 2003). As a result, students still perceive the pledge process as an instrumental part of the Black Greek experience and continue to participate in unsanctioned pledge activities that lead to injuries and deaths (Geraghty, 1997; Jones, 2000; Morgan, 1998; Rodriguez, 1995; Ruffins, 1997; 2001). Very little research has been conducted on BGLOs. As such, it would seem that research is needed on how members experience and view the intake process. The present study attempted to address this gap by examining the activities that were associated with the membership intake process, as well as current undergraduate members' perceptions of the pledge and membership intake processes. / Master of Arts

M.A. / Our main objective in this M.A dissertation was to detect, define and evaluate the role, the function and the contribution of the Greek Press to the preservation of the national identity of the Hellenes in South Africa. Furthermore, to establish the Greek Press’ contribution to the salvage and the spreading of the Greek language and the Greek civilisation – the national and cultural heritage of the Hellenes – in the framework of the Greek Diaspora. For this purpose, besides the studying of the Greek newspapers, booklets and magazines, which are, naturally, our main source we, have considered it necessary to give definitions and clarifications to words, ideas and terms related to our study field. This will enable us to gain a deeper and better understanding of the subject and will assist us to give the most appropriate answers to the questions set out in the introductory note. Thus, following the planned scheme of work and applying the historical and comparative method of research work, this study has taken the following form: In the first chapter important terms were examined, meanings and definitions were established, like «istoria-history» and «glossa-language» etc. The communicative function of the language was explained and the term «media» was discussed extensively. More definitions were given on other terms like «Typos-Press» and «efimerida-newspaper» as well as a concise review of the history of the Greek Press in general. The contents of a Greek political newspaper were discussed, as well as the different forms of its function. Finally information was given on the Greek Press of the Diaspora and specifically on the Greek Press of Australia and Canada. The second chapter contains a concise History of Hellenism in South Africa as it is found written partially in books, research works, articles of Greek writers in South Africa and other historiographers. Here we have also examined the relationship between Greece and the Greek Community of South Africa, through the years. We discussed the meaning and the importance of Archives in general, with emphasis on the Archives of Hellenism in South Africa, «work in progress», and gave a historical review of the South African Greek Press. In the third chapter a list of the names of all the Greek newspapers, booklets and magazines published in South Africa and the former Rhodesia has been given in a chronological order. Examples and details of their appearance as well as the contents of the most long-standing ones are presented, with emphasis on the Nea Hellas of K.G. Nicolaidis. In the fourth chapter, which covers 100 years of Greek journalism in South Africa, we have presented the analysis of four representative newspapers, which are attached at the end of this MA-dissertation. Specifically, we have analysed a copy of Nea Hellas of 1919, of Africanis and Nea Hellas of 1950, of the Greek Press of South Africa of 1999 and of Hellenica Nea of 2002. We have analyzed them page by page and have commented on the most important themes/issues. The fifth chapter has covered the role and the function of the Greek Press of the Diaspora. By studying mainly the Greek newspapers we have established and assessed the role, function and the contribution of the South African Greek Press, and emphasized the importance of it by comparing it with the Greek Press of other countries of the Diaspora. Ιn the epilogue, the conclusions of this study are presented, as well as the very special characteristics of the South African Greek Press. Consequently, we followed the development of the journalism in South Africa, from K. G. Nicolaidis to Takis and Minas Constantopoulos and observed the shift of priorities on the themes of the newspapers, according to the needs of the Hellenes in South Africa, on the different times of their history. In general, we have found out that the Greek Press of the Diaspora, in South Africa and the former Rhodesia was a periodical Press, published twice a week, but never daily. The most common form of publication is the weekly and the fortnightly. In some cases monthly, every three months or even six months. Its main aims were the providing of news of Greece and news of the Community, its availability as means of communication among the Greeks in South Africa and other countries of Africa and also to provide educational and entertaining material. It is a Greek Press that has patriotic and advisory characteristics. It is the Greek Press of the Diaspora, like earlier on, the Greek Press of Tergesti and Oddysou, Smyrna and Egypt, as well as the Greek Press of Australia, Canada, the United States of America and of other countries of the Neo-Hellenic Diaspora. By studying the newspapers, the old and the new, the minor and the major, searching through the news, the articles and other publications, we rocognize those Hellenes that built churches, schools, Sporting Clubs and Old Age Homes. We understand the agony, the sorrows and the happiness of the Greeks of all generations in South Africa. We establish that they are the same Hellenes that always gave generously, not only to the needy in the motherland - Greece, but to the ones in South Africa as well. Τoday, the Greek Press in South Africa, consists of the newspaper, Hellenic News and a few community or other organizational magazines/ booklets. It is battling to survive under very limited subscriptions and not many advertisements, due to the drastic «dwindling» of the Community, mainly over the last two decades. We hope that these problems will be resolved with the assistance of the various Greek establishments in South Africa, as well as by more Greek subscribers, so that this Greek Press can continue offering its most valuable services to Hellenism in South Africa.

The present thesis provides and examination of the Greek imports from Al Mina dating from the end of the 9th to the end of the 7th centuries BC. Al Mina, located on the Orontes river in the Hatay province of Turkey, was excavated by L. Woolley in 1936 and 1937. In particular the large quantities of Greek imports recovered from the sites triggered a debate about the site’s function and it’s foundation date. In order to overcome past deficiencies the present thesis provides a detailed record of the Greek pottery recovered from the site. The fragments are analysed stylistically and dated in order to establish a local chronology. Further, a detailed statistical study of the whole assemblage, which comprises about 4800 pieces, reveals evidence for local consumption patterns and further sheds light on the ports external contacts during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The study also entails a contextual analysis of specific Near Eastern sites in order to set Al Mina in its regional context. Three questions are of major concern in this respect: is it possible to identify the users of Greek pottery in the East in terms of their socio-economic background? Further, is Greek pottery better understood as a commodity or as a gift? Finally, What role does Greek tableware play within the trade with other commodities? The study illustrates that pottery primarily circulated within the lower social classes. It also highlighted a diverse pattern in which high quality products are circulating besides “mass ware”. This can be understood as a diversification process that was initiated in order to reach a wider range of consumers.

The Greek colonization of the West Mediterranean and specifically Iberian Peninsula is within the scope of Greek colonization rather kind of peripheral subject. However, it is the principal subject of our work. The Greeks not by a long sight were the only merchants, settlers, visitors and discoverers of the West world at that times. They were taken over by the Phoenicians and is evident, that they were the protagonists of the Iberian Peninsula at that times. Based on the modern scientists the Phoenicians should not be seen as the only ones and charge to the account of the Greeks just the merchants's role. The new epigraphic aknowledgements and archeological research in "Contestania" are in witness of the essential presence of the Greeks in this area. The reflection of the historical sources is completed by the archeological remains. We would like to join all the new aknowledgements based on comparison of various sources that are at our disposal. Keywords Iberian Peninsula - colonization - Greeks - Contestania

The aim of the present study is to examine how Hellenism and Greek philosophy were received and used in arguments in the writings of John Chrysostom. The thesis is divided into five chapters of varying lengths, with the fifth chapter being the conclusion of the thesis. Chapter 1 is divided into two major parts. Part A is the story of certain major scholarly works on the topic of Hellenism and Christianity, particularly in late antiquity. Part B turns to previous scholarship on John Chrysostom and Hellenism specifically. We discuss three particular aspects of John’s reception, rhetoric, philosophy, and religious identity while also looking in interpretations from modern scholarship. This part and the chapter conclude with a general overview of the argument and an identification of research gaps. Chapter 2 is divided into five parts. After a discussion of the identity of those called Greeks in John’s corpus we proceed to analyse his extensive criticism of several aspects of Hellenism: philosophy, religion, public attitudes, and the binding power of tradition. The third part goes into the opposite direction and examines instances of John’s positive references to Hellenes and Greek history. In part four we see the reception moving on from the binary of praise and criticism and we discuss examples of both praise and criticism combined, along with indifferent references to Hellenes and John’s practical suggestions on how the Christians should treat the Greeks. In Chapter 3 we examine John’s embodiments of Hellenism and Christianity respectively through his comparisons of individuals. The first three parts consist of major comparisons, which are the most frequent ones in terms of the individuals compared, and minor comparisons, which are smaller treatments and usually group individuals together instead of treating them separately. The fourth part is a close analysis of Chrysostom’s Discourse on Babylas, a treatise that includes a major comparison between Babylas and Diogenes but also provides an opportunity for John to launch a full-scale attack against Hellenism. Finally, in Chapter 4 we will be looking into John’s reception of a specific philosophical school: the Cynics. After situating John’s own texts within previous Christian tradition and assessing differences and similarities, we complete the chapter by a comparison between John and the Cynics and their respective conception of a specific philosophical concept, that of autarkeia.

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This research examines the experiences, expectations and concerns of post-war Greek migrants in an interview and focus group setting. The central question of inquiry is whether Australia has been -the lucky country- for Greek migrants after approximately fifty years of living in Australia. Overall, of the total number of Greek migrants who participated in the research, 78% believe Australia is the lucky country, whereas 22% did not. Some of the overall reasons why Greeks believe Australia is not the lucky country include racism, qualifications were not initially recognised, and Greece is now perceived as being economically superior to Australia. Some of the main limitations of the present study include : the small number of subjects recruited, advertisement design, ambiguous definition of the lucky country, and the study was only concentrated in one geographical section of Sydney. Recommendations are included to assist future researchers alleviate some of the problem areas. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)