African American fraternities and sororities the legacy and the vision / edited by Tamara L. Brown, Gregory S. Parks, Clarenda M. Phillips.

Other author Brown, Tamara L., 1967-
Other author Parks, Gregory, 1974-
Other author Phillips, Clarenda M., 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
Descriptionviii, 496 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Greek letter societies--United States. --History.
African American college students--Societies, etc. --History.

Contents Pledged to remember: Africa in the life and lore of black Greek-letter organizations / Gloria Harper Dickinson -- The origin and evolution of college fraternities and sororities / Craig L. Torbenson -- Black fraternal and benevolent societies in nineteenth-century America / Anne S. Butler -- The Grand Boulé at the dawn of a new century: Sigma Pi Phi fraternity / William H. Harris -- Education, racial uplift, and the rise of the Greek-letter tradition: the African American quest for status in the early twentieth century / Michael H. Washington and Cheryl L. Nuñez -- In the beginning: the early history of the divine nine / André McKenzie -- Lobbying congress for civil rights: the American Council on Human Rights, 1948-1963 / Robert L. Harris, Jr. -- Sister acts: resistance in sweetheart and little sister programs / Mindy Stombler and Irene Padavic -- The body art of brotherhood / Sandra Mizumoto Posey -- Calls: an inquiry into their origin, meaning, and function / Marcella L. McCoy -- Variegated roots: the foundations of stepping / Carol D. Branch -- Sisterly bonds: African American sororities rising to overcome obstacles / Clarenda M. Phillips -- Racism, sexism, and aggression: a study of black and white fraternities / Tyra Balck, Joanne Belknap, and Jennifer Ginsburg -- How black Greek-letter organization membership affects college adjustment and undergraduate outcomes / Shaun R. Harper, Lauretta F. Byars, and Thomas B. Jelke -- The empty space of African American sorority representation: Spike Lee's school daze / Deborah Elizabeth Whaley -- "In the fell clutch of circumstance": pledging and the black Greek experience / Gregory S. Parks and Tamara L. Brown -- Future directions / Tamara L. Brown, Clarenda M. Phillips, and Gregory S. Parks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 471-484) and index.
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LCCN 2004029990
ISBN0813123445 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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