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by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware
Choosing which sorority or fraternity to pledge is a decision often made before college...
CO-ORGANIZER KATHY FITZGERALD, FIRST LADY MICHELLE GAINEY, PITTSBURGH MAYOR ED GAINEY, CO-ORGANIZER RUTHIE WALKER, AT THE AAO AFTER DARK BLACK FRIDAY EVENT, NOV. 24,...
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members at a get-out-the-vote event in 2020.
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by Tamara L. Brown, University of North Texas
In her speech at the...
A runner makes her way past the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity on Georgia Tech's campus Tuesday afternoon Oct. 8, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) by John Foubert Special to CNN (CNN) -- An e-mail from a Georgia Tech fraternity member to his Phi Kappa Tau brothers came to light this week. It was about how to "succeed at parties," or more specifically "luring your rapebait." It came with repulsively detailed instructions about how to scope out a target, weaken her defenses with alcohol, grab her and -- you get the idea.
by Andrew C. Hughey, Esq. In his novel The Lincoln Professor, former student affairs administrator (and my former professional client at the University of Pittsburgh), Dennis E. Donham, deals with deadly serious issues currently plaguing our college campuses—sexual assault and alcohol abuse.
Alabama Panhellenic Association TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Several prominent leaders in Alabama weighed in Friday on allegations that all-White sororities passed over two prospective Black members because of pressure from alumnae, and in one case, an adviser.
Daniel Yellin (CNN) -- Last month, the New York Times published an article in its Sunday Styles section with the headline "Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too." It focused on what it called the casual hookup culture at my school, the University of Pennsylvania, where I am a junior. It found that many students see relationships from a purely economic standpoint, subjecting partners to a cost-benefit analysis that ultimately puts sex above romance.
