Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-484) and index.
Contents:
Future directions : Tamara L. Brown, Clarenda M. Phillips, and Gregory S. Parks. Gregory S. Parks and Tamara L. Brown -- Origin and evolution of college fraternities and sororities / Craig L. Torbenson -- Black fraternal and benevolent societies in nineteenth-century America / Anne S. Butler -- 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 -- Body art of brotherhood / Sandra Mizumoto Posey -- Calls : in 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 Black, 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 -- 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.
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