The Membership Intake Movement of Historically Black Greek-letter Organizations
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The author reviews the history of pledging and the recent movements for reform of this practice among historically Black fraternities and sororities. He describes the membership intake process that has been adopted and its resultant problems, and suggests that the national leadership should emphasize the founding ideals of the organizations as a means of overcoming resistance to change.
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Authors come to a consistent use of a 'rite of passage' needed between nonmembership and membership.
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- Authors
- Kimbrough, W. M.
- Corresponding author
- Kimbrough, Walter M.
- Venue
- NASPA Journal
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1997-04
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 229-243
- ISSN
- 0027-6014 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-5455
- OpenAlex
- W4242026325
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2018: 1 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 2.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- NASPA Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- organizational reform, Black Greek-letter organizations, national leadership, resistance to change
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