PREFACE
1. THE PROBLEM AT HAND
Concern, Change, and Questions
The Influence of the Ancient and Modern World on Black Greek Violence
Falsehoods and Failure: The Epistemic Domino Effect and Ethics in Greekdom
2. OLD PROBLEM, NEW APPROACH
Habermas, the Public Sphere, and a Critical Approach to the Media
Problems with Habermas
BGFs, Social Movements, and Identity
The Politics of Personal Involvement: Gazing through Fraternity Men's Eyes
3. THE HISTORY OF BLACK GREEK-LETTER FRATERNITIES
American Greek-Letter Fraternalism
Black Entrance into American College Life
The Exclusion of Blacks from White Greek Life
The Founding of Black Greek-Letter Fraternities
Alpha Phi Alpha
Kappa Alpha Psi
Omega Psi Phi
Phi Beta Sigma
Iota Phi Theta
BGFs' Political Involvement
The Depoliticalization of BGFs
4. THE PLEDGE PROCESS AS SACRIFICE
Violence Vehicles: Rituals as Social Stabilizers
The Commonalities of Modern Fraternity Ritual
Hazing and the Symbolic Journey
The Lure of Liminality: The Ritualistic Remaking of the Self
5. THE HEGEMONIC STRUGGLE AND DOMINATION IN BLACK GREEK-LETTER FRATERNITIES
Violence, Power, Hegemony, and Domination
Educated Gangs? To Pledge or Not to Pledge
Conservatism and Domination
BGF Ruling Blocs and the Membership Intake Epidemic
6. ACCEPTANCE, FREEDOM, AND IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN BLACK GREEK-LETTER FRATERNITIES
Formations of the Black Male Self
Economic Anxiety
Black Identity Fragmentation
The Self, Selves, and the Victory of Consent
Akrasia and Choice
Substitution of the Fraternal Self
7. BEYOND THE FRATERNAL SELF
APPENDIX
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX