The Fraternity

Author : Diane Brady
Publisher : Random House
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780385529624

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Fraternity by Diane Brady Pdf

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend John Brooks, a professor of theology at the College of the Holy Cross who shared Dr. King’s dream of an integrated society, drove up and down the East Coast searching for African American high school students to recruit to the school, young men he felt had the potential to succeed if given an opportunity. Among the twenty students he had a hand in recruiting that year were Clarence Thomas, the future Supreme Court justice; Edward P. Jones, who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature; and Theodore Wells, who would become one of the nation’s most successful defense attorneys. Many of the others went on to become stars in their fields as well. In Fraternity, Diane Brady follows five of the men through their college years. Not only did the future president of Holy Cross convince the young men to attend the school, he also obtained full scholarships to support them, and then mentored, defended, coached, and befriended them through an often challenging four years of college, pushing them to reach for goals that would sustain them as adults. Would these young men have become the leaders they are today without Father Brooks’s involvement? Fraternity is a triumphant testament to the power of education and mentorship, and a compelling argument for the difference one person can make in the lives of others.

Author : Cynthia Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 1942084552

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The American Fraternity by Cynthia Robinson Pdf

"The American Fraternity is a photobook that provides an intimate and provocative look at Greek culture on college campuses by combining contemporary photographs with scanned pages from a wax-stained 60 year old ritual manual. This book will shed new light on the peculiarities of the fraternal orders which count seventy-five percent of modern U.S. presidents, senators, justices, and executives among their members. These mysterious campus organizations are filled with arcane oaths and ceremonies and this book attempts to capture within its pages some of this dark power"--Publisher's website, January 23, 2019.

Author : W.R. Bolen
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781455515059

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Total Frat Move by W.R. Bolen Pdf

Put simply, it's time for a national update on college fraternities. Greek life today makes Animal House look like a Pixar movie. The amount of alcohol that is being consumed, promiscuous sex that is being enjoyed, and intense drug-induced raging that is taking place on campuses across the country has quietly reached ridiculous new heights. Written with the goal of being the most fun you've ever had reading a book, Total Frat Move pulls back the curtain on this world of hard-partying American decadence. The stories are unabashed. They are hilarious. And they are going to blow you away. You're welcome, world.

Author : Alexandra Robbins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101986738

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Fraternity by Alexandra Robbins Pdf

* A Real Simple Best Book of 2019: "An essential read for parents and students." * The New York Times bestselling author of Pledged is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers’ perspectives—and a fresh, riveting must-read about what it’s like to be a college guy today. Two real-life stories. One stunning twist. Meet Jake, a studious freshman weighing how far to go to find a brotherhood that will introduce him to lifelong friends and help conquer his social awkwardness; and Oliver, a hardworking chapter president trying to keep his misunderstood fraternity out of trouble despite multiple run-ins with the police. Their year-in-the-life stories help explain why students are joining fraternities in record numbers despite scandalous headlines. To find out what it’s like to be a fraternity brother in the twenty-first century, Robbins contacted hundreds of brothers whose chapters don’t make headlines—and who suggested that many fraternities can be healthy safe spaces for men. Fraternity is more than just a page-turning, character-driven read. It’s a vital book about the transition from boyhood to manhood; it brilliantly weaves psychology, current events, neuroscience, and interviews to explore the state of masculinity today, and what that means for students and their parents. It’s a different kind of story about college boys, a story in which they candidly discuss sex, friendship, social media, drinking, peer pressure, gender roles, and even porn. And it’s a book about boys at a vulnerable age, living on their own for perhaps the first time. Boys who, in a climate that can stigmatize them merely for being male, don’t necessarily want to navigate the complicated, coming-of-age journey to manhood alone.

Author : David Morrell
Publisher : David Morrell
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937760083

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The Fraternity of the Stone by David Morrell Pdf

Drew MacLane is a star agent in Scalpel, an organization named for its purpose: precise surgical removal. Assassination. Then MacLane decides to stop killing. He withdraws and retreats to a monastery, where for six years he lives the life of a hermit. But then someone tracks him down, leaving a trail of bodies. Someone who knows all about him - and will stop at nothing to destroy him. Less From acclaimed Thriller Master, David Morrell, comes a classic espionage tale that changed the genre, paving the way for the historical/religious thrillers of Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. In a remote monastery in Vermont, a mysterious man has spent six years alone in a cell, doing penance for unnamed sins that he committed for his government. His only human contact is the hand that delivers his spartan meals through a slot in his door. He allows himself only one small pleasure, the companionship of a mouse. When the mouse dies, nibbling bread, a terrible suspicion makes him finally leave his sanctuary and confront the ruthless enemies that he prayed he had left behind. Beginning with the Crusades and the origin of the word “assassin,” THE FRATERNITY OF THE STONE was the first novel to deal with Opus Dei, the Vatican’s civilian intelligence community. If you like to read about ancient conspiracies that threaten the modern world, this is where the genre began.

Author : Peggy Reeves Sanday
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 0814779611

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Fraternity Gang Rape by Peggy Reeves Sanday Pdf

Reeves (psych, U. of Penn.) presents case studies of rape--usually the victim is drunk or high on drugs. The work ends with details of frat initiations demonstrating the inculcation of sexist and brutish attitudes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Marianne Rachel Sanua
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : 0874518792

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Here's to Our Fraternity by Marianne Rachel Sanua Pdf

In the late 1800s an increasingly dominant fixture of student life on college campuses was the fraternity, groups of like-minded individuals who banded together based on "Greek" intellectual and social ideals. One such society was Zeta Beta Tau, founded by Dr. Richard James Horatio Gottheil and fourteen charter members at Columbia University in 1898 as a forum where young Jewish men could discuss their faith, enhance pride in their heritage, and embrace the ideals of the Zionist movement. In this study, Marianne Sanua follows the evolution of the fraternity from its rabbinic roots to its contemporary non-sectarianism and shows how ZBT's social opportunities, hitherto denied its members in the non-Jewish world, were a means of proving "first on the college campus and later to all the world that young Jewish men could be the equal of their best Gentile counterparts in achievement, behavior, and gentlemanly bearing". In chronicling ZBT, however, Sanua also examines broader issues like anti-Semitism, Zionism, assimilation, the presence of Jews in academe, and the changing goals and expectations of generations of the fraternity's members.

Author : Nathan Holic
Publisher : Beating Windward Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780983825289

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American Fraternity Man by Nathan Holic Pdf

Charles Washington, a college grad brimming with energy and idealism and promise, is swept up in the Compassion Boom. At the height of the financial meltdown, he spurns the prescribed job market to take a job with a not-for-profit, sacrificing salary for the selfless mission of his first post-college employer. Charles is out to save the world—the world of fraternities! AMERICAN FRATERNITY MAN is an intimate portrait of a young man struggling to become the right kind of professional, while coming to terms with the harsh financial and political realities behind the ambitious mission statements and corporate philosophies. Set within a broad panoramic of the national fraternity world, AMERICAN FRATERNITY MAN offers a humanizing look at the individuals who live and breathe Greek Life, while also giving an unrivaled glimpse at the power, potential, and absurdity of the National Fraternity/Sorority business. Through both text and illustrations, Nathan Holic offers the very human story of one young man's longing for morality and purpose in a world he simply has not been prepared to understand. "The culture of Greek life is both skewered and embraced in this take-no-prisoners coming of age novel from debut author Nathan Holic. Here, you'll meet one character who has reached the conclusion that goodness is just and that evil is easy to spot. But for Charles Washington, the dynamic hero of this compelling story, right and wrong are slippery things. In the end, it's a pleasure to tumble into Charles' world, even as we watch that world pulled out from under him. AMERICAN FRATERNITY MAN is, at once, satire and seriousness itself. But, more than anything, it is a compulsively readable book, a thrilling ride, beginning to end."—David James Poissant "Nathan Holic writes with the precision and confidence of a true badass. Hide your valuables and DIG IN."—Lindsey Hunter

Author : Francis Keese Wynkoop Drury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Best books
ISBN : IND:30000104351618

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The Library in the Fraternity House by Francis Keese Wynkoop Drury Pdf

Author : Matthew G. Mattson,Matthew Mattson Joshua Orendi,Joshua A. Orendi
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781411671270

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Good Guys: the Eight Steps to Limitless Possibility for Fraternity Recruitment by Matthew G. Mattson,Matthew Mattson Joshua Orendi,Joshua A. Orendi Pdf

The revolution in college fraternity recruitment has begun. Utilizing The Eight Steps to Limitless Possibility, this guide to improving the tired old system of fraternity rush provides undergraduates, administrators, advisors and alumni a cutting-edge method to grow the quality and quantity of fraternity brothers. The authors provide the secrets to building a successful recruitment system that they've learned through years of experience working with fraternities at universities from coast to coast. Learn valuable interpersonal skills, motivation techniques, organizational strategies and leadership principles. Let this book guide your fraternal journey to limitless possibility.

Author : William Raimond Baird
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Greek letter societies
ISBN : HARVARD:HXQ52U

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American College Fraternities by William Raimond Baird Pdf

Author : Greg Lukianoff
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781594037337

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Unlearning Liberty by Greg Lukianoff Pdf

For over a generation, shocking cases of censorship at America’s colleges and universities have taught students the wrong lessons about living in a free society. Drawing on a decade of experience battling for freedom of speech on campus, First Amendment lawyer Greg Lukianoff reveals how higher education fails to teach students to become critical thinkers: by stifling open debate, our campuses are supercharging ideological divisions, promoting groupthink, and encouraging an unscholarly certainty about complex issues. Lukianoff walks readers through the life of a modern-day college student, from orientation to the end of freshman year. Through this lens, he describes startling violations of free speech rights: a student in Indiana punished for publicly reading a book, a student in Georgia expelled for a pro-environment collage he posted on Facebook, students at Yale banned from putting an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote on a T shirt, and students across the country corralled into tiny “free speech zones” when they wanted to express their views. But Lukianoff goes further, demonstrating how this culture of censorship is bleeding into the larger society. As he explores public controversies involving Juan Williams, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins, Larry Summers—even Dave Barry and Jon Stewart—Lukianoff paints a stark picture of our ability as a nation to discuss important issues rationally. Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate illuminates how intolerance for dissent and debate on today’s campus threatens the freedom of every citizen and makes us all just a little bit dumber.

Author : J. Patrick Biddix,Malinda M Matney,Eric M. Norman,Georgianna L. Martin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118866993

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The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996 - 2013) by J. Patrick Biddix,Malinda M Matney,Eric M. Norman,Georgianna L. Martin Pdf

Despite negative connotations and empirical evidence to support detrimental aspects of fraternity and sorority membership, decades of nationally representative data show students remain interested in joining. This monograph reconsiders the value of membership, based on scholarly research published since 1996 in the following ways: Through identifying behavioral, psychological and educational outcomes of fraternity/sorority involvement By differentiating outcomes between and among organizations Through recommending implications for policy and practice based on research. Findings revealed an unexpected amount of scholarly research interest on fraternity and sorority involvement, and membership correlates in the last two decades from a variety of disciplines. Despite a disproportionate focus on behavioral correlates, such as alcohol use, hazing and sexual assault, researchers in the past decade have slowly added psychosocial and educational considerations, building toward a more holistic understanding of outcomes related to involvement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Delta Gamma Fraternity
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Anchora of the Delta Gamma Fraternity, Jan 1927 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Adriana Cosseddu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000517231

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The Role of Fraternity in Law by Adriana Cosseddu Pdf

This collection discusses the concept of fraternity and examines the issue of its role in law. Since the end of World War II, fraternity has been cited in several national constitutional charters, in addition to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But is there space for fraternity in law? The contributions to this book form an ideal “bridge” between the past and present to trace the different pathways taken to address the meaning of fraternity, and to identify its possible legal relevance. The book lays out paths that have placed fraternity in varied and challenging legal contexts in an age of globalization and conflict, where the multiplicity of national and supranational sources of law seems to show its inadequacy to govern complexity, and coexistence between diversities that appear irreconcilable. The purpose is not to recover fraternity as a forgotten principle, but to reimagine it today to address the aim and force of law within a plurality of cultures. The analysis considers a possible universal dimension that models unity within diversity, and aspires to serve as a prologue to a transition from research to dialogue between different legal systems and traditions. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of Comparative Law, Legal History and Legal Philosophy.