10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEK-LETTER SOCIETY»
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Greek-letter society in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and ...
In other words, whereas the first eight of NPHC had established a national
identity as a black Greek-letter society, non-NPHC groups emerged on campuses
before the chartering of chapters of the nationally recognized BGLOs in the
NPHC.
Craig LaRon Torbenson, Gregory Parks, 2009
Two years after this society was organized, the first Negro Greek letter society for
college students was set up at Cornell University.14 A number of chapters of this
fraternity were soon set up in Negro and white colleges. Then after a few years, ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... and music USE Fraternity songs _United States NT African American Greek
letter societies Greek letter societies, African American USE African American
Greek letter societies Greek letter society libraries USE Fraternity libraries Greek
letter ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
UF College fraternities Fraternal organizations Fraternities Sororities, Greek letter
BT Societies SA names of individual societies, e.g. Delta Kappa Epsilon NT
Fraternity songs Greek letter society libraries USE Fraternity libraries Greek ...
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The Freemasons In America: Inside Secret
Society: Inside ...
Seeking an alternative to literary societies, some Hamilton students took
inspiration from the local Sigma Phi chapter and founded another Greek letter
society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832. A year later, Alpha Delta Phi spread west and
established ...
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Soulstepping: African American Step Shows
In a probate show, stepping most forcefully reveals its nature as an aesthetic
ritual of group identity tied to the social drama of pledging a Greek-letter society.
For many college students, being accepted by one of the nine organizations in
the ...
Elizabeth Calvert Fine, 2003
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Bound by a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, ...
... the nation's college campuses, and the majority of these organizations boasted
between twenty and sixty chapters.22 Between 1870 and 1920, roughly 30
percent of the female student population belonged to a Greek-letter society. On
more ...
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The Education of the Southern Belle: Higher Education and ...
... her great grandfather's plantation and her father served as president of the
college.16 Although student societies were found in Europe during this period,
the college Greek letter society appears to be a characteristically American
institution.
Christie Anne Farnham, 1994
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The Fatal Embrace: Jews and the State
The literary and gymnastic societies at Columbia excluded Jews as did the
exclusive boardinghouses and "final clubs" at Harvard. Jews responded by
forming their own clubs and fraternities. The first Jewish Greek-letter society, Zeta
Beta Tau, ...
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Greek Letter Men of Michigan
Thus were the first chapters of the oldest Greek letter society founded. But the
Alpha chapter was destined to soon experience the evil effects of war, which has
twice clothed the college of William and Mary in poverty. In 1781, General ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEK-LETTER SOCIETY»
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Greek-letter society is used in the context of the following news items.
Catholic News Service
... parents Mac and Kelly Radner (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) are dismayed to discover that the house next to theirs has been sold to a Greek-letter society. «Catholic News Service, May 14»
Honours vs. Honors: A Brief Guide to College in America
The first Greek-letter society was Phi Beta Kappa (founded in 1776 also at the College of William and Mary), which inaugurated the tradition of ... «Anglophenia, Jan 14»
It's all Greek to me – the inside scoop on fraternities and sororities …
The first Greek-letter society in North America was founded at The College of William & Mary in Virginia back in 1776, with the name 'Phi Beta ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
Psaki's Williamsburg tips
2) William & Mary is famous for its firsts: the first U.S. institution with a Royal Charter, the first Greek-letter society (Phi Beta Kappa, founded in ... «Politico, Oct 12»
