Texas Christian University, commonly known as TCU, is a private university that admits the best students in the country. There have been several efforts to encourage diversity on campus, but as a former TCU student, I haven’t seen the student population really change. In fact, it seems that students are more inclined to join a […]
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How the Pledging Process is Changing Black Greek Organizations (Fraternities and Sororities)
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Twenty-five years ago, pledging a black Greek letter organization (BGLO) was about building oneness in a pledge line and making sure everyone knew their particular national and chapter organizational history. Whether it was when Phi Beta Sigma started or when the Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter was founded, pledges had to know who started what and […]
The topic of pledges and Greek life has always been a controversial topic, often putting Greeks and non-Greeks on opposite sides. For decades there have been many misconceptions about the origins and purpose of pledging into a fraternity or sorority. I am trying to shed some light on this matter and erase some of the […]
In hopes of the supposed “underworld” of Greek life, Alexandra Robbins went undercover in the Greek system at a large university. Robbins follows four girls from two sisters at a large university. The girls names have been changed to include the names of their sisters and the name of the college. Vicki of Beta Pi […]