| Contents |
Public realism: propounding a critical and empirical black "Greek" scholarship / Matthew W. Hughey, Gregory S. Parks; commentary Lynn Perry Wooten -- Passive activism: African American fraternities and sororities and the push for civil rights / Marybeth Gasman; commentary Rochelle Parks-Yancy -- Alpha Kappa Alpha, Community, and professionalism: constructing the significance of BGLO involvement in the life of Loraine Richardson Green / Yolanda Y. Johnson; commentary Laura Morgan Roberts -- Faith and fraternalism: a doctrinal and empirical analysis / Kenneth I. Clarke Sr., Tamara L. Brown; commentary Corey D.B. Walker -- Becoming men in burning sands: student identity, masculinity, and image construction in black Greek-letter collegiate fraternities / T. Elon Dancy II; commentary Marc Lamont Hill -- Black Greek-letter fraternities and masculinities / Reynaldo Anderson, Paul M. Buckley, Natalie T.J. Tindall; commentary Caryn E. Neumann -- Transforming racism: Asian Pacific American women in African American sororities / Edith Wen-Chu Chen; commentary Sherry L. Martin -- The realities and consequences of unconscious antiblack bias among BGLO members / Shanette C. Porter, Gregory S. Parks; commentary Kira Hudson Banks -- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., as filmmaker: the making and demise of countdown at Kusini / Robin Means Coleman; commentary Derek Fordjour -- "You make the letters. the letters don't make you": the construction of memory and identity in stomp the yard / Matthew W. Hughey; commentary Elizabeth C. Fine -- Challenging controlling images: appearance enforcement within black sororities / Marcia D. Hernandez; commentary Cynthia Lynne Shelton -- Factors that contribute to hazing practices by collegiate black Greek-letter fraternities during membership intake activities / Dwayne J. Scott; commentary Shuana K. Tucker -- Old school values and new school methods: preserving the integrity of the pledge process and defending against hazing liability / Dara Aquila Govan; commentary Michael V.W. Gordon -- Black Greek-letter organizations at predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges and universities / Terrell L. Strayhorn, Fred C. McCall; commentary Martia J.N.H. Brawner -- College student satisfaction and Greek organization membership / Stephanie M. McClure; commentary Roland Mitchell. |
| Abstract |
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 socioeconomic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place and direction in a world drastically different from the one that witnessed their genesis. |
| Abstract |
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. --Book Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010030301 |
| ISBN | 9781604739213 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1604739215 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781604739220 (ebbok) |
| ISBN | 1604739223 (ebbok) |
