African American Fraternities and Sororities The Legacy and the Vision

Name: African American Fraternities and Sororities The Legacy and the Vision
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ISBN: 9780813129655

ISBN-10: 0813129656

ISBN-13: 9780813129655

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Authors: Tamara L. Brown, Gregory S. Parks, Clarenda M. Phillips

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African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision explores the rich past and bright future of the nine Black Greek-Letter organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. In the long tradition of African American benevolent and secret societies, intercollegiate African American fraternities and sororities have strong traditions of fostering brotherhood and sisterhood among their members, exerting considerable influence in the African American community, and being on the forefront of civic action, community service, and philanthropy. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Toni Morrison, Arthur Ashe, Carol Moseley Braun, Bill Cosby, Sarah Vaughan, George Washington…

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List price: $29.95
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 8/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Historical Context



Pledged to Remember: Africa in the Life and Lore of Black Greek-Letter Organizations




The Origin and Evolution of College Fraternities and Sororities




Black Fraternal and Benevolent Societies in Nineteenth-Century America




The Grand Boulï¿½ at the Dawn of a New Century: Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity




Education, Racial Uplift, and the Rise of the Greek-Letter Tradition: The African American Quest for Status in the Early Twentieth Century




In the Beginning: The Early History of the Divine Nine




Lobbying Congress for Civil Rights: The American Council on Human Rights, 1948-1963




Black Greek-Letter Organization Culture



Sister Acts: Resistance in Sweetheart and Little Sister Programs




The Body Art of Brotherhood




Calls: An Inquiry into Their Origin, Meaning, and Function




Variegated Roots: The Foundations of Stepping




Sisterly Bonds: African American Sororities Fusing to Overcome Obstacles




Contemporary Issues Confronting Black Greek-Letter Organizations



Racism, Sexism, and Aggression: A Study of Black and White Fraternities




How Black Greek-Letter Organization Membership Affects College Adjustment and Undergraduate Outcomes




The Empty Space of African American Sorority Representation: Spike Lee's School Daze




"In the Fell Clutch of Circumstance": Pledging and the Black Greek Experience



Future Directions



Selected Bibliography


List of Contributors


Index