Black Greek-letter organizations in the twenty-first century
Subtitle: our fight has just begun
By: edited by Gregory S. Parks
Contributors: Parks, Gregory, 1974-
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780813124919
Subjects: Greek letter societies -- United States; African American college students -- Societies, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: toward a critical scholarship / Gregory S. Parks; title: The first and finest: the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity / Stefan Bradley; title: The vision of virtuous women: the twenty pearls of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority / Stephanie Y. Evans; title: The last shall be first: the founders of Omega Psi Phi fraternity / Judson L. Jeffries; title: Women of vision, catalysts for change: the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority / Jessica Harris; title: Constitutionally bound: the founders of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority / Matthew W. Hughey; title: The pride of all our hearts: the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity / Michael E. Jennings; title: Seven schoolteachers challenge the Klan: the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority / Bernadette Pruitt, Caryn E. Neumann, and Katrina Hamilton; title: A narrative critique of black Greek-letter organizations and social action / Jessica Harris and Vernon C. Mitchell; title: Black feminist thought in black sororities / Caryn E. Neumann; title: Giving and getting: philanthropic activity among black Greek-letter organizations / Marybeth Gasman, Patricia Louison, and Mark Barnes; title: Strategic essentialism and black Greek identity in the postmodern era / Cynthia Lynne Shelton; title: "I've got all my sisters with me": black women's organizations in the twenty-first century / Shirley A. Jackson; title: Sisterhood beyond the ivory tower: an exploration of black sorority alumnae membership / Marcia D. Hernandez; title: Exploring black Greek-letter organizations through a positive organizing lens / Laura Morgan Roberts and Lynn Perry Wooten; title: Not on my line: attitudes about homosexuality in black fraternities / Alan D. DeSantis and Marcus Coleman; title: "I did it for the brotherhood": nonblack members in black Greek-letter organizations / Matthew W. Hughey; title: Eating disorders within African American sororities / Tamika C. Zapolski and Gregory T. Smith; title: Modern fraternities, ancient origins / Charles S. Finch III; title: "'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; title: Black and white Greeks: a call for collaboration / Edward G. Whipple, Martin Crichlow, and Sally Click; title: Advising black Greek-letter organizations: a student development approach / Ralph Johnson ... [et al.]