Secrets To Pledge A Black Sorority

Author : jeff obafemi carr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966211825
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pledging Underground written by jeff obafemi carr and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hot-off-the-press guide to pledging Black fraternities and sororities by jeff obafemi carr, the award-winning filmmaker behind the definitive underground film on pledging, He Ain't Heavy: Pledging Underground, gives you an uncensored, and at times brutally honest look into Black Greek Life.Are you interested in pledging either an undergraduate or graduate chapter of a Black Greek Letter Organization, but find that the members won't give you much information on what to expect if joining? Did you know that, while Black Greek Letter Organizations banned hazing in the 1990's, it still persists in an officially banned, illegal culture known as the Underground? Are you on the fence and want to see if you are pledging for the right-or wrong-reasons?If you are even thinking about joining a Black fraternity or sorority, this groundbreaking, must-read guide to the culture of Black Greeks will give you invaluable insight. Whether you are going through an official or an Underground process, Pledging Underground prepares you for what you may encounter along the path, and places you in a position to make an informed decision.Here is what you will learn about in several chapters:-Pledging terminology and protocols-Choosing to go Greek or not to go Greek: A Philosophical Perspective-The definition of a "GDI" and what it means for you-The difference between pledging and hazing-Being considered "Made" vs. "Paper"-Esoteric Symbolism in Black fraternities and sororitiesIn addition to gaining an understanding of the culture of Black Greek Letter Organizations, carr also provides a Resource Section that provides you with the following useful information:-Sample questions you may face in the interview process-Best practices for being selected for membership-Iconic poems to memorize for pledging-Worksheet for relationship building with current members In this concise and easy-to-digest resource for pledging, carr pulls from his thirty plus years of experience as a fraternity member, HBCU graduate, and expert in the pledging process to provide you with insights you will not find anywhere else. For those who have been initiated already, carr offers a bold new vision for reform, expansion, and success of Black Greek Letter Organization Initiation.

Author : Alexandra Robbins
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401304052
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pledged written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The sordid behavior of sorority girls exceeded her worst expectations -- drugs, psychological abuse, extreme promiscuity, racism, violence, and rampant eating disorders are just a few of the problems. But even more surprising was the fact that these abuses were inflicted and endured by intelligent, successful, and attractive women. Why is the desire to belong to a sorority so powerful that women are willing to engage in this type of behavior -- especially when the women involved are supposed to be considered 'sisters'? What definition of sisterhood do many women embrace? Pledged combines a sharp-eyed narrative with extensive reporting and the fly-on-the-wall voyeurism of reality shows to provide the answer.

Author : Walter M. Kimbrough
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838639771
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Greek 101 written by Walter M. Kimbrough and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When members of Black fraternal organizations and non-members alike finish Black Greek 101, they will have a foundation for understanding some of the most interesting organizations that have influenced not only campus culture, but American culture as a whole."--Jacket.

Author : Bitnique
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692505090
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything You Want to Know about Pledging a Black Fraternity written by Bitnique and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything You Want to Know about Pledging a Black Fraternity will help you learn about black fraternity life. One can use the information simply to discern and understand, learn the process beforehand or to pledge one of the organizations. Whether you just want to learn, want to pledge Undergrad or Grad this little collectible book will help you! You will learn how to get accepted, how to handle yourself, the unspoken rules, black fraternity hazing, the benefits, common questions, glossary of words, traditions, secrets, historical facts and so much more!

Author : Paula J. Giddings
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061984442
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Sisterhood written by Paula J. Giddings and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Search of Sisterhood is the definitive history of the largest Black women's organization in the United States, and is filled with compelling, fascinating anecdotes told by the Delta Sigma Theta members themselves, illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women. This book contains the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), and details the increasing involvement of Black women in the political, social, and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile, dangerous, or impractical for Blacks—and especially Black women—DST is, in Giddings's words, a "compelling reflection of Black women's aspirations for themselves and for society." Giddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals, Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority, it was formed to bring women together as sisters, but at the same time to address the divisive, often class-related issues confronting Black women in our society. There is, in Giddings's eyes, a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of Black women and their organizations. DST members have included Mary McLeod Bethune, Mary Church Terrell, Margaret Murray Washington, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and, on the cultural side, Leontyne Price, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Judith Jamison, and Roberta Flack.

Author : Deborah Elizabeth Whaley
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438432747
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disciplining Women written by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.

Author : Cynthia Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942084556
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Fraternity written by Cynthia Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The American Fraternity is a photobook that provides an intimate and provocative look at Greek culture on college campuses by combining contemporary photographs with scanned pages from a wax-stained 60 year old ritual manual. This book will shed new light on the peculiarities of the fraternal orders which count seventy-five percent of modern U.S. presidents, senators, justices, and executives among their members. These mysterious campus organizations are filled with arcane oaths and ceremonies and this book attempts to capture within its pages some of this dark power"--Publisher's website, January 23, 2019.

Author : Alan D. DeSantis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813172772
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Greek U. written by Alan D. DeSantis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2007-10-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular culture portrays college Greek organizations as a training ground for malevolent young aristocrats. Films such as Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Old School, and Legally Blonde reinforce this stereotype, but they fail to depict the enduring influence of these organizations on their members. Inside Greek U. provides an in-depth investigation of how fraternities and sororities bolster traditional, and potentially damaging, definitions of gender and sexuality. Using evidence gathered in hundreds of focus group sessions and personal interviews, as well as his years of experience as a faculty advisor to Greek organizations, Alan D. DeSantis offers unprecedented access to the world of fraternities and sororities. DeSantis, himself once a member of a fraternity, shows the profoundly limited gender roles available to Greeks: "real men" are taught to be unemotional, sexually promiscuous, and violent; "nice girls," to be nurturing, domestic, and pure. These rigid formulations often lead to destructive attitudes and behaviors, such as eating disorders, date rape, sexual misconduct, and homophobia. Inside Greek U. shows that the Greek experience does not end on graduation day, but that these narrow definitions of gender and sexuality impede students' intellectual and emotional development and limit their range of choices long after graduation. Ten percent of all college students join a Greek organization, and many of the nation's business and political leaders are former members. DeSantis acknowledges that thousands of students join Greek organizations each year in search of meaning, acceptance, friendship, and engagement, and he illuminates the pressures and challenges that contemporary college students face. Inside Greek U. demonstrates how deeply Greek organizations influence their members and suggests how, with reform the worst excesses of the system, fraternities and sororities could serve as a positive influence on individuals and campus life.

Author : Matthew W. Hughey
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604739223
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0 written by Matthew W. Hughey and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twentieth century, black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the “talented tenth.” This was the top ten percent of the black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socioeconomic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place and direction in a world drastically different from the one that witnessed their genesis. In recent years, there has been a growing body of scholarship on BGLOs. This collection of essays seeks to push those who think about BGLOs to engage in more critically and empirically based analysis. This book also seeks to move BGLO members and those who work with them beyond conclusions based on hunches, conventional wisdom, intuition, and personal experience. In addition to a rich range of scholars, this volume includes a kind of call and response feature between scholars and prominent members of the BGLO community.

Author : Lawrence C. Ross
Publisher : Dafina
ISBN 13 : 1496728882
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Divine Nine written by Lawrence C. Ross and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive history of African American fraternities and sororities celebrates the spirit of Black Excellence in higher education that has produced American leaders in politics, sports, arts, and culture such as Kamala Harris, Colin Kaepernick, Michael Jordan, Thurgood Marshall, and Toni Morrison, and is sure to be a treasured resource for generations to come. America’s Black fraternities and sororities are a unique and vital part of 20th century African American history, providing young black achievers with opportunities to support each other while they serve their communities and the nation. From pioneering work in the suffragette movement to extraordinary strides during the Civil Rights era to life-changing inner-city mentoring programs, members of these organizations share a proud tradition of brotherhood, sisterhood, and service. Today, America’s nine black fraternities and sororities are millions of members strong with chapters at HBCUs, Ivy League Schools, and colleges across the nation including Stanford University, Howard University, and the University of Chicago.