Black Greek-letter organizations 2.0 : new directions in the study of African American fraternities and sororities /

At the turn of the twentieth century, black fraternities and sororities, also known as black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of the top ten percent of the black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the profession...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Hughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust), Parks, Gregory, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; contents; acknowledgments; foreword; i. introduction; ii. bglos and the intersection of leadership, religion, and civil rights; iii. the gender politics of black fraternalism; iv. racial identity and racism; v. representin': images of bglos in popular culture; vi. keeping things in/on line? hazing and pledging; vii. ebony in the ivory tower: bglos in higher education; appendix; index.