The Piazza Center Horizontal Hazing Model conceptualizes the ways in which hazing transitions from pre-college environments into higher education and across student constructed spaces such as student organizations or sorority and fraternity chapters. Hazing is multi-tiered, occurring at individual, organizational, and community levels. This model…

As a functional unit, fraternity and sorority life has often--and many would argue rightly--been critiqued for its perpetuation of hegemonic ideologies, spaces, and student demographics. In this chapter, the authors use critical theoretical perspectives to explore alternative possibilities for professional practice in fraternity life.

This chapter critically considers the roles of racist traditions and actions in promoting and perpetuating racism, power, privilege, and oppression in fraternity and sorority life.

This chapter provides an introduction to fraternity and sorority recruitment and socialization practices across various councils and discusses how power, privilege, and oppression shape recruitment as an inequitable practice.

This chapter offers student affairs professionals who advise fraternity and sorority students enduring questions to consider in the process of supporting students who are resisting and responding to racism.

In this chapter, the authors provide perspectives and recommendations for student affairs practitioners who work with Native Students and Historically Native American Fraternities and Sororities.

This chapter briefly explores the history of race and racism in fraternity/sorority (F&S) life through the themes of exclusion, racial uplift, and cultural relevance.

In this chapter, the authors outline the property functions of whiteness within fraternity and sorority culture from both a historical and present-day perspective.

In this chapter, the authors consider the controversy surrounding Teach For America and their alliance with Black and Latinx fraternities and sororities, and conclude with suggestions for community service and best practices for these organizations.

This chapter points to how race and gender specific affinity groups serve as a vehicle for Asian male students to challenge mainstream stereotypes and redefine themselves in culturally relevant ways that subsequently empower them to embrace more fully their Asian male identities.

This chapter examines the findings, implications for practice, and directions for future research provided by the WNS research that focused on fraternities and sororities.

Greek-letter organizations can and should be vehicles for their members' ethical development. If fraternities and sororities examine the ethical challenges they face, they can enhance their contribution to the campus learning community. (Author)

To address the persistent challenge of Greek alcohol abuse, campus administrators must work with Greek letter organizations to establish effective alcohol policies and programs that promote alcohol awareness and responsible use. Provides examples of programs already in place. (MKA)

Greek-letter organizations continue to face the challenge of closing the gap between the high standards they profess to espouse and the inappropriate behaviors of their members. Resources are available, however, to help senior student-affairs officers and Greek members to develop standards and expectations. (Author)

Senior student-affairs officers must thoroughly understand the challenges facing fraternities and sororities in the 21st century. Using that knowledge, they can employ strategies to address those challenges and to help students learn, both in and out of the classroom. (Author)