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The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. Black Greek letter organizations were also created to foster a sense of community among African American students on college campuses, and among their ranks are legendary artists, politicians, theologians, inventors, intellectuals, educators, civil rights leaders, and athletes. Nikki Giovanni, Cornell West, Martin Luther King Jr., Shaquille O'Neal, Toni Morrison, Bill Cosby, and W.E.B. DuBois were all members of black fraternities and sororities, and these groups continue to have a strong presence on campuses today. Offering a comprehensive overview of the historical, cultural, political, and social circumstances that propelled the creation of these groups, this collection of original essays references the profound contributions that black Greek letter organizations and their members have made to American history. The contributors also examine current black Greek life and culture, addressing issues such as hazing and branding that are, perhaps unfairly, often at the forefront of discussions about these organizations. African American Fraternities and Sororities is the authoritative history of these influential and sometimes controversial organizations.
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The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. With a strong presence that endures on today's campuses, African American fraternities and sororities claim legendary artists, politicians, theologians, inventors, intellectuals, educators, civil rights leaders, and athletes in their ranks. In this second edition of African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision, editors Tamara L. Brown, Gregory S. Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips have added new chapters that address issues such as the role of Christian values in black Greek-letter organisations and the persistence of hazing. Offering an overview of the historical, cultural, political, and social circumstances that have shaped these groups, African American Fraternities and Sororities explores the profound contributions that black Greek-letter organisations and their members have made to America. New in the second edition: * Examination of the relationship between Christian values and organisational identity * Investigation of hazing rituals * Survey of academic performance in black Greek-letter organisations * Discourse on notions of masculinity in black Greek-letter organisations * Accounts of the professional lives of black Greek luminaries .
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The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. Black Greek letter organizations were also created to foster a sense of community among African American students on college campuses, and among their ranks are legendary artists, politicians, theologians, inventors, intellectuals, educators, civil rights leaders, and athletes. Nikki Giovanni, Cornell West, Martin Luther King Jr., Shaquille O'Neal, Toni Morrison, Bill Cosby, and W.E.B. DuBois were all members of black fraternities and sororities, and these groups continue to have a strong presence on campuses today. Offering a comprehensive overview of the historical, cultural, political, and social circumstances that propelled the creation of these groups, this collection of original essays references the profound contributions that black Greek letter organizations and their members have made to American history. The contributors also examine current black Greek life and culture, addressing issues such as hazing and branding that are, perhaps unfairly, often at the forefront of discussions about these organizations. African American Fraternities and Sororities is the authoritative history of these influential and sometimes controversial organizations.
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• The foundation era of Black fraternalism
• The history of pledging
• The membership intake movement
• Was eight enough?
• That think you do
• The future of Black Greek life.

Black Greek 101 provides an analysis of the customs, culture, and challenges facing historically Black fraternal organizations. The text initially provides a history of Black Greek organizations beyond the nine major organizations. Next, the pledging practice of the organizations is chronicled, noting the abuses associated with it, and a recent research study assesses the policies implemented to curb hazing in the organizations. The text highlights the growth of fraternalism outside of the mainstream organizations, with particular emphasis on African fraternal organizations. Then, the vivid culture and practices of the groups is documented, providing a historical grounding for the visible aspects of the groups. Finally, several challenges for the future are highlighted. Readers are also provided with an annotated bibliography of articles, news stories, and books related to Black fraternalism, as well as a chronicle of hazing cases over the past twelve years. Illustrated. Walter M. Kimbrough is the Vice President for Student Affairs at Albany State University in Georgia.
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At the turn of the twentieth century, black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the ""talented tenth."" This was the top ten percent of the black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socio-economic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place and direction in a world drastically different from the one that witnessed their genesis.In recent years, there has been a growing body of scholarship on BGLOs. This collection of essays seeks to push those who think about BGLOs to engage in more critically and empirically based analysis. This book also seeks to move BGLO members and those who work with them beyond conclusions based on hunches, conventional wisdom, intuition, and personal experience. In addition to a rich range of scholars, this volume includes a kind of call and response feature between scholars and prominent members of the BGLO community.
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• Introduction : toward a critical scholarship / Gregory S. Parks
• The first and finest : the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity / Stefan Bradley
• The vision of virtuous women : the twenty pearls of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority / Stephanie Y. Evans
• The last shall be first : the founders of Omega Psi Phi fraternity / Judson L. Jeffries
• Women of vision, catalysts for change : the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority / Jessica Harris
• Constitutionally bound : the founders of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority / Matthew W. Hughey
• The pride of all our hearts : the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity / Michael E. Jennings
• Seven schoolteachers challenge the Klan : the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority / Bernadette Pruitt, Caryn E. Neumann, and Katrina Hamilton
• A narrative critique of black Greek-letter organizations and social action / Jessica Harris and Vernon C. Mitchell, Jr.
• Black feminist thought in black sororities / Caryn E. Neumann
• Giving and getting: philanthropic activity among black Greek-letter organizations / Marybeth Gasman, Patricia Louison, and Mark Barnes
• Strategic essentialism and black Greek identity in the postmodern era / Cynthia Lynne Shelton
• "I've got all my sisters with me" : black women's organizations in the twenty-first century / Shirley A. Jackson
• Sisterhood beyond the ivory tower : an exploration of black sorority alumnae membership / Marcia D. Hernandez
• Exploring black Greek-letter organizations through a positive organizing lens / Laura Morgan Roberts and Lynn Perry Wooten
• Not on my line : attitudes about homosexuality in black fraternities / Alan D. DeSantis and Marcus Coleman
• "I did it for the brotherhood" : nonblack members in black Greek-letter organizations / Matthew W. Hughey
• Eating disorders within African American sororities / Tamika C. Zapolski and Gregory T. Smith
• Modern fraternities, ancient origins / Charles S. Finch III
• "'Cuz I'm young and I'm black and my hat's real low?" : a critique of black Greeks as "educated gangs" / Matthew W. Hughey
• Black and white Greeks : a call for collaboration / Edward G. Whipple, Martin Crichlow, and Sally Click
• Advising black Greek-letter organizations: a student development approach / Ralph Johnson ... [et al.].

For much of the twentieth century, black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs) united individuals dedicated to excellence, fostering kinship ties, and uplifting African Americans. Despite the profound influence of BGLOs, many now question the continuing relevance of these groups, arguing that their golden age has passed. Partly because of the influence of hip-hop culture, the image of BGLOs has been unfairly reduced to a stereotype - a world of hazing and stepping without any real substance. Not only does the general public know very little about these groups, but often the members themselves do not have a deep understanding of their history and culture or of the issues facing their organizations.Gregory S. Parks has assembled an impressive group of contributors to show that the BGLOs' most important work lies ahead. "Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-first Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun" provides historical context for the development of BGLOs and explores their service activities as well as their relationships with other prominent African American institutions. The book examines BGLOs' responses to a number of contemporary issues, including non-black membership, homosexuality within membership, and the perception of BGLOs as educated gangs, in order to demonstrate that these organizations can create a positive and enduring future.
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• Preface to the Second Edition: Black Haze Revisited; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter One: Hazing Then and Now; Concern, Change, and Questions; The Influence of the Ancient and Modern Worlds on Black Greek Violence; Falsehoods and Failure: The Epistemic Domino Effect and Ethics in Greekdom; Chapter Two: Men, Media, and Movements; Habermas, the Public Sphere, and a Critical Approach to the Media; Problems with Habermas; BGFs, Social Movements, and Identity; The Politics of Personal Involvement: Gazing through Fraternity Men's Eyes.

• Chapter Three: The History of Black Greek-Letter FraternitiesAmerican Greek-Letter Fraternalism; Black Entrance into American College Life; The Exclusion of Blacks from White Greek Life; The Founding of Black Greek-letter Fraternities; Alpha Phi Alpha; Kappa Alpha Psi; Omega Psi Phi; Phi Beta Sigma; Iota Phi Theta; BGF's Political Involvement; The Depoliticization of BGFs; Chapter Four: The Pledge Process as Sacrifice; Violence Vehicles: Rituals as Social Stabilizers; The Commonalities of Modern Fraternity Ritual; Hazing and the Symbolic Journey.

• The Lure of Liminality: The Ritualistic Remaking of the SelfChapter Five: The Hegemonic Struggle and Domination in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities; Violence, Power, Hegemony, and Domination; Educated Gangs? To Pledge or Not to Pledge; Conservatism and Domination; BGF Ruling Blocs and the Membership Intake Epidemic; Chapter Six: Acceptance, Freedom, and Identity Construction In Black Greek-Letter Fraternities; Formations of the Black Male Self; Economic Anxiety; Black Identity Fragmentation; The Self, Selves, and the Victory of Consent; Akrasia and Choice; Substitution of the Fraternal Self.

• Chapter Seven: Beyond the Fraternal SelfAfterword: Reflections On Failure; For Reputation and Revenue: The Champion and Sandusky Failures; The Organizational Bottom Line; The If Indictment; Acknowledgments; Appendix; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Notes; Bibliography; Books; Book chapters, reports, and scholarly journal, Magazine, and newspaper articles; Index.

Are black men naturally violent? Do they define manhood in the same way as their counterparts across lines of race? Are black Greek-letter fraternities among the most dangerous student organizations on American college and university campuses? Can their often-dangerous initiation processes be stopped or even modified and, if not, what should be done about them? In this second edition of Black Haze, Ricky L. Jones takes on these questions and more. The first edition was an enlightening and sometimes disturbing examination of American men's quest for acceptance, comfort, reaffirmation, and manhood in a world where their footing is often unstable. In this new edition Jones not only provides masterful philosophical and ethical analyses but he also forces the engagement ofa terrifying real world process that damages and kills students with all too frequent regularity. With a revealing new preface and stunning afterword, Jones immerses the reader in an intriguing and dark world marked by hypermasculinity, unapologetic brutality, and sometimes death. He offers a compelling book that ranges well beyond the subject of hazing - one that yields perplexing questions and demands difficult choices as we move foreword in addressing issues surrounding fraternities, violent hazing, black men, and American society. -- from back cover.

• Introduction : fraternities' past and historians' present
• Of serious mind and purpose : the first generation of fraternity women
• The most socially eligible : "at-home" with the second generation of fraternity women
• A national society to rank with the first in America : expansion and exclusion in the women's Greek system
• In search of unity : fostering "high ideals" in the face of anti-fraternity sentiment, 1910-1920
• Once a sister, always a sister : fraternity membership in the post-college years
• Conclusion : bound by a mighty vow
• The costs and benefits of fraternity membership, 1870-1920.

A history of the women's Greek sorority system, this study shows how they served more serious purposes than just as exclusive clubs for socially inclined college students. It explores the earliest sororities and explains how they served as support networks to help the first female collegians succeed in the hostile world of 19th-century education.
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• Introduction : fraternities' past and historians' present
• Of serious mind and purpose : the first generation of fraternity women
• The most socially eligible : "at-home" with the second generation of fraternity women
• A national society to rank with the first in America : expansion and exclusion in the women's Greek system
• In search of unity : fostering "high ideals" in the face of anti-fraternity sentiment, 1910-1920
• Once a sister, always a sister : fraternity membership in the post-college years
• Conclusion : bound by a mighty vow
• The costs and benefits of fraternity membership, 1870-1920.

• From the beginning : a history of college fraternities and sororities / Craig L. Torbenson
• Links, legacies, and letters : a cultural history of Black Greek-letter organizations / Deborah E. Whaley
• Asian Americans in sororities and fraternities : in search of a home and place / Edith Wen-Chu Chen
• Nuestra historia y futuro (our history and future) : Latino(a) Greek fraternities and sororities / Susana M. Munoz and Juan R. Guardia
• Preserving and creating traditions : a native American emergence in Greek organizations / Linda Kelly
• Multicutural fraternities and sororities: a hodgepodge of transient multiethnic groups / Amy E. Wells and Mark K. Dolan
• Challenging the heterosexual model of brotherhood : the gay fraternity's dilemma / King-To Yeung
• Praising God and maintaining tradition : religious diversity within fraternities and sororities / Craig L. Torbenson
• Rushing the wall, crossing the sands : cross-racial membership in U.S. college fraternities and sororities / Matthew W. Hughey.

The 1950s are arguably the watershed era in the civil rights movement with the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, and the desegregation of Little Rock (Arkansas) High School in 1957. It was during this period - 1955 to be exact - that sociologist Alfred M. Lee published his seminal work "Fraternities without Brotherhood: A Study of Prejudice on the American Campus". Lee's book was the first and last book to explore diversity within college fraternal groups. More than fifty years later, Craig L. Torbenson and Gregory S. Parks revisit this issue more broadly in their edited volume "Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities". This volume draws from a variety of disciplines in an attempt to provide a holistic analysis of diversity within collegiate fraternal life. It also brings a wide range of scholarly approaches to the inquiry of diversity within college fraternities and sororities. It explores not only from whence these groups have come but where they are currently situated and what issues arise as they progress.
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• W.W. Denton (1915-1917)
• Frank E. Thompson (1917-1919)
• William C. Bagley (1919-1924)
• Thomas Cooke McCracken (1924-1948)
• William McKinley Robinson (1948-1950)
• Frank Lee Wright (1950-1953)
• Katherine Vickery (1953-1958)
• John J. Harton (1942-1964)
• Gerald H. Read (1964-1966)
• Esther J. McKune (1966-1968)
• Wippert Arnot Stumpf (1968-1970)
• Lorrene Love Ort (1970-1972)
• Frank E. Marsh, Jr. (1970-1972)
• A. Keith Turkett (1974-1976)
• Clementine Skinner (1976-1978)
• Richard Louis Judd (1978-1980)
• O.L. Davis, Jr. (1980-1982)
• Jerry H. Robbins (1982-1984)
• William Ross Palmer (1984-1986)
• Marcella L. Kysilka (1986-1988)
• Bruce Jorgensen (1988-1990)
• John Richard Petry (1990-1992)
• George L. Mehaffy (1992-1994)
• Wallace D. Draper (1994-1996)
• Morgan Simpson (1996-1998)
• Barbara D. Day (1998-2000)
• Janette Staton Rogers (2000-2002)
• Blossom Snoyer Nissman (2002-2004)
• John Douglas Light (2004-2006)
• Karen Nicholson (2006-2008)
• Pamela Kramer Ertel (2008-2010)
• Nathan Bond (2010-present)

• Camaraderie and resistance : the founding and function of college fraternities
• The sacred, the secular, and the manly
• Very fraternally yours : national brotherhood in the nineteenth century
• Greeks and barbs : social class and the rise of the fraternity in the postbellum years
• Fussers and fast women : fraternity men in the 1920s
• Democracy, drinking, and violence : post-World War II fraternities.

This title presents Frat boy behavior and its consequences. Here is the first book to recount the full history of white college fraternities in America. Nicholas Syrett traces these organizations from their days in antebellum all-male schools to the sprawling modern-day college campus, paying special attention to how fraternity brothers have defined masculinity over the course of their 180-year history.Based on extensive research at twelve different schools and analyzing at least twenty national fraternities, ""The Company He Keeps"" explores the formation of what Syrett calls 'fraternal masculinity'. He describes how men have gained prestige and respect, especially from other men, by being masculine. Many factors - such as class, religiosity, race, sexuality, athleticism, intelligence, and recklessness - have contributed to particular versions of fraternal masculinity at different times. Whatever the criteria, Syrett demonstrates the ways that fraternity brothers' masculinity has had consequences for other students on campus as well, not just through exclusion from the organizations themselves but often from college life more broadly. He argues that fraternity men have often proved their masculinity by using their classmates as foils.Syrett also investigates the culture of sexual exploitation that had made its home in college fraternities by the early twentieth century. He offers explanations for the origins of this phenomenon and why it persists. He also recounts the hidden history of gay men who have made their home in college fraternities since the early twentieth century.Readers will find in ""The Company He Keeps"" not only an engaging history of white college fraternities, but also an insightful account of the evolution of a much more widespread culture of youthful and sexually aggressive masculinity.
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