GreekChat.com Forums  

Go Back   GreekChat.com Forums > Greek Life

Greek Life This forum is for various discussion topics regarding greek life. If you are posting a non-greek related message, please do so in one of the General Chat Topic forums.


Register Now for FREE!
Join GreekChat.com, The Fraternity & Sorority Greek Chat Network. To sign up for your FREE account INSTANTLY fill out the form below!

Username: Password: Confirm Password: E-Mail: Confirm E-Mail:
 
Image Verification
Please enter the six letters or digits that appear in the image opposite.

  I agree to forum rules 

» GC Stats
Members: 325,123
Threads: 115,503
Posts: 2,196,041
Welcome to our newest member, zsamulpitt5293
» Online Users: 1,182
1 members and 1,181 guests
No Members online
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 06-16-2000, 07:03 PM
SilverTurtle SilverTurtle is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,085
Send a message via Skype™ to SilverTurtle
Exclamation Reading Rainbow

With all the mention of books on here lately, I thought that maybe we could all share our fave books on fraternity/sorority matters, Greek life, etc.

To start things off, here's a little list. Some of them have already been mentioned in the forums. I've only read one thus far (Broken Pledges) but plan on picking up a few more over the summer...
  • Sorority Sisters - Tajuana Butler:
    This is, apparently, a book about some young women who meet while online w/ a BGLO and their struggles, triumphs, etc.
  • The Divine Nine - Lawrence C. Ross:
    A history of all of the members of NPHC (see the "Divine Nine" post for comments!)
  • Broken Pledges - Hank Nuwer:
    Based on an actual story of young man who died during pledging/initiation activities. Also about how his mother dealt with her anger and turned it into a positive thing for Greeks. (The incident occurred in the late 1970's, so the book is a little dated)
  • Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing & Bing Drinking - Hank Nuwer: I think the title says it all. I also think that this is based on actual incidents and stories.
  • From Here to Fraternity - Robert Egan: This is the infamously out of print book on GLOs. Supposed to be good if you can get your hands on a copy
  • New Challenges for Greek Letter Organizations: Transforming Fraternities and Sororities into Learning Communities - Edward G. Whipple:
    I just happened across this on Amazon.com. Has a list of chapter contents, and they sound intriguing. I also think this is a more academic book, so might be a bit of a drag in parts. Probably meant more for Student Activities Directors and Greek Life Advisors. Still... it did spark my interest a bit.

Well, that's what I threw together real quick. I myself would enjoy some less academic (or 'lighter') material (like 'Sorority Sisters' seems to be), as well as histories, if anyone knows of any.

------------------
SilverTurtle@greekchat.com
Phi Beta Fraternity
Phi chapter
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 06-16-2000, 07:29 PM
12dn94dst 12dn94dst is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 2,431
Post

Here are a few more:

Sister Secrets and Beyond Our Mothers' Footsteps by Breggie James

In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement by Paula Giddings

Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:27 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.