Chapter Manual and Pledge Manual for Nu Phi Mu, Ritual of Jewels, Examplar, Preceptor, Laureate, Master and Torchbearer chapters of Beta Sigma Phi International sorority.

From the creation of the first black fraternity at Cornell in 1906 to the present day, a fascinating history of America's nine black fraternities and sororities explores the roles of these organizations in shaping generations of African-American leaders. Reissue.

The 1950s are arguably the watershed era in the civil rights movement with the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, and the desegregation of Little Rock (Arkansas) High School in 1957. It was during this period--1955 to be exact--that sociologist Alfred M. Lee published his seminal work Fraternities without Brotherhood: A Study of Prejudice on the American Campus. Lee's book was the first and last book to explore diversity within college fraternal groups. More than fifty years later, Craig L. Torbenson and Gregory S. Parks revisit this issue more broadly in their edited volume Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. This volume draws from a variety of disciplines in an attempt to provide a holistic analysis of diversity within collegiate fraternal life. It also brings a wide range of scholarly approaches to the inquiry of diversity within college fraternities and sororities. It explores not only from whence these groups have come but where they are currently situated and what issues arise as they progress.

The rich history and social significance of the “Divine Nine” African American Greek-letter organizations is explored in this comprehensive anthology. In the long tradition of African American benevolent and secret societies, intercollegiate African American fraternities and sororities have strong traditions of fostering brotherhood and sisterhood among their members, exerting considerable influence in the African American community and being in the forefront of civic action, community service, and philanthropy. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, Arthur Ashe, and Sarah Vaughn are just a few of the trailblazing members of these organizations. African American Fraternities and Sororities places the history of these organizations in context, linking them to other movements and organizations that predated them and tying their history to the Civil Rights movement. It explores various cultural aspects of the organizations, such as auxiliary groups, branding, calls, and stepping, and highlights the unique role of African American sororities.

This is the Hardback Edition of the 85th Anniversary cookbook for Beta Sigma Phi International sorority.

"Since the highly acclaimed Courageous Conversations About Race offered educators a frame work and tools for promoting racial equity, many schools have implemented the Courageous Conversations Protocol. Now ... in a book that's rich with anecdote, Singleton celebrates the successes, outlines the difficulties, and provides specific strategies for moving Courageous Conversations from racial equity theory to practice at every level, from the classroom to the school superintendent's office"--Back cover.

FINER WOMEN is about the lives of women who worked towards building the name of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority by coalescing around the ideals of scholarship, service, sisterly love, and finer womanhood. In an age where few women went to college, FINER WOMEN chronicles the extraordinary lives of African-American women like Nellie Buchanan, a Baltimore teacher whose dedication helped launch the careers of Jazz musician Cab Calloway and Broadway actor and singer Avon Long; and Annie Turnbo Malone, a woman who built a multi-million dollar beauty empire and inspired other women like Madam CJ Walker to become business leaders themselves. This book provides interesting perspectives about the lives of African-American women striving to attain college degrees, provide for their families, and uplift themselves and their communities during the 1920s and 1930s.