Jones, Caleb Bradley2014-03-142014-03-142008-06-12etd-06172008-174752http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43362One of the major factors toward the persistence of college freshman with their education as discussed by Vincent Tonto is Social and Academic integration into the life of a university. Social integration is how well the student feels connected to other members of the university community. There has been a significant body of research done on the use of social networks to encourage social integration in a university setting. This project proposes the creation of a synchronous virtual community / social network to not only encourage social integration but also physical integration through use of the network.enIn CopyrightOrientationFlashVideo GamesSocial NetworkingThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06172008-174752/