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African American fraternities and sororities : the legacy and the vision / by Brown, Tamara L.,1967-(CARDINAL)470156; Parks, Gregory,1974-(CARDINAL)386506; Phillips, Clarenda M.,1970-(CARDINAL)470155;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-484) and index.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.
Subjects: African American college students; Greek letter societies;
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African American fraternities and sororities : the legacy and the vision / by Brown, Tamara L.,1967-(CARDINAL)470156; Parks, Gregory,1974-(CARDINAL)386506; Phillips, Clarenda M.,1970-(CARDINAL)470155;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Black Greek-letter organization scholarship: a look backward, a look forward -- Pledged to remember: Africa in the life and lore of black Greek-letter organizations -- The origin and evolution of college fraternities and sororities -- Faith and fraternalism: a history -- Black fraternal and benevolent societies in nineteenth-century America -- The grand boulé 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 -- Academic achievement of African American fraternities and sororities -- Lucy Diggs Slowe: not a matron but an administrator -- A social history of everyday practice: Sadie T.M. Alexander and the incorporation of black women into the American legal profession, 1925-1960 -- 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 -- What a man: the relationship between black fraternity stereotypes and black sorority mate selection -- Racism, sexism, and aggression: a study of black and white fraternities -- The empty space of African American sorority representation: Spike Lee's School Daze -- "Bloody, but unbowed:" making meaning of "Invictus" and "If--" for the shaping of a collective black Greek identity -- The continuing presence of hazing during the fraternity membership intake process post 1990.This second edition includes new chapters that address issues such as the role of Christian values in black Greek-letter organizations and the persistence of hazing. Offering an overview of the historical, cultural, political, and social circumstances that have shaped these groups, African American Fraternities and Sororities explores the profound contributions that black Greek-letter organizations and their members have made to America.
Subjects: Greek letter societies; African American college students;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The divine nine : the history of African American fraternities and sororities / by Ross, Lawrence C.;
Subjects: Greek letter societies.; African Americans;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 16
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Black Greek 101 : the culture, customs, and challenges of Black fraternities and sororities / by Kimbrough, Walter M.,1967-(CARDINAL)671472;
MARCIVE 12/19/07Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.The foundation era of Black fraternalism -- The history of pledging -- The membership intake movement -- Was eight enough? -- That thing you do -- The future of Black Greek life.
Subjects: African American college students; Greek letter societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Wrongs of passage : fraternities, sororities, hazing, and binge drinking / by Nuwer, Hank.(CARDINAL)754943;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Greek letter societies.; Hazing.; College students; College students;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A pledge with purpose : Black sororities and fraternities and the fight for equality / by Parks, Gregory,1974-author.; Hughey, Matthew W.,(Matthew Windust),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Black Greek "Racial Uplift" -- The Preconditions for Uplift (1865-1905) -- The Genesis of Black Greek-Letter Organizations (1906-1922) -- Finding Their Way: Black and Greek in the Midst of the Harlem Renaissance, the Roaring Twenties, and the Adolescence of Jim Crow (1923-1929) -- Black Greek-Letter Organizations as Social Welfare Nets (1930-1939) -- Spreading the Word: Black Greek-Letter Organizations, Democracy, and the Great Migration (1940-1948) -- At the Forefront: Civil Rights and Social Change (1949-1963) -- Where to Now? The Future of Black Greek Racial Uplift."A Pledge with Purpose explores Black sororities and fraternities and the role(s) that they play in the fight for equality"--
Subjects: African American Greek letter societies; Civil rights movements; African American student movements; African American college students;
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The divine nine : the history of African American fraternities and sororities / by Ross, Lawrence C.,author.(CARDINAL)703438; Giovanni, Nikki,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)150084;
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. -- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. -- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. -- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. -- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. -- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. -- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. -- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. -- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. -- The achievers talk -- The National Pan-Hellenic Council -- Membership information -- Three traditional poems of the fraternal movement.A look at how the nine leading traditionally African American fraternities and sororities: Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Phi Psi, Phi Beta Sigma, Iota Phi Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, and Sigma Gamma Rho, shaped American culture in the 20th century.
Subjects: African American college students.; African American fraternal organizations; African American Greek letter societies; African Americans; African Americans; Greek letter societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The house bunny [videorecording]
Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Kiely Williams, Dana Goodman, Kimberly Makkouk, Monet Mazur, Tyson Ritter.When Playboy Bunny, Shelly, is tossed out of the Playboy Mansion, she has nowhere to go. She quickly falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority, all seven of whom are socially inept, are about to lose their house. The girls need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide. Eventually, the girls, and Shelly, learn to stop pretending to be what they think others want them to be and start being themselves.MPAA rating: PG-13
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fraternities and sororities; Greek letter societies; Women college students; Women; Women;
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Coming apart at the seams : biblically unravelling the evils of greek fraternities and sororities / by Hatchett, Fred.;
Subjects: Secret societies; Greek letter societies;
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Revenge of the nerds IV : nerds in love / by Moorehead, Ooty,producer.(local)tlcaut7681969314500; Zacharias, Steve,directorauthor.(DLC)no2011119783; Buhai, Jeff.(DLC)no2011123216; Carradine, Robert,1954-actor.(DLC)no 92009077; Armstrong, Curtis,actor.(DLC)no 97047827; Montgomery, Julia,actor.(DLC)no2013073605; Bohrer, Corinne,actor.(local)tlcaut7682613532100; Pickles, Christina,actor.(DLC)no 00056614; Tuck, Jessica,1963-actor.(DLC)no2003054868; Picardo, Robertactor.(DLC)n 2003036185; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(DLC)no 96013286 ;
Music, Garry Schyman; cinematography, Zoran Hochstätter.Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Julia Montgomery, Corinne Bohrer, Christina Pickles, Jessica Tuck, Robert Picardo.Booger is getting married and all of his fellow nerds are invited. But when a busload of nerds arrives, their outrageous party style quickly drives Booger's more dignified guests away.Not rated.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; stereo., NTSC.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Greek letter societies; College students; College students; Fraternities and sororities; College students; College students;
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