True gentlemen : the broken pledge of America's fraternities

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True gentlemen : the broken pledge of America's fraternities

Title remainder

the broken pledge of America's fraternities

Statement of responsibility

John Hechinger

Title variation

Broken pledge of America's fraternities

Title variation remainder

the broken pledge of Americas fraternities

Creator

• trueHechinger, John, (John Edward)

Author

• trueHechinger, John, (John Edward)

Subject

• Greek letter societies -- United States
• trueCampus life
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Male college students -- United States -- Conduct of life
• trueHazing
• Racism in higher education -- United States
• trueHigher education -- Social aspects -- United States
• trueRacism
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies
• trueCollege students
• trueUniversities and colleges
• Misogyny -- United States
• truePersonal conduct
• Hazing -- United States
• trueInitiations (into trades, societies, etc.)
• College students -- Alcohol use -- United States
• EDUCATION / Students & Student Life
• trueSociety and culture -- Education | Higher education
• trueFraternities
• trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1981-
• trueDrug use
• trueEducation -- Social aspects -- United States

Genre

• trueSociety and culture

Language

eng

Summary

"College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. Once a mainstay of campus life, fraternities are now subject to withering criticism for reinforcing white male privilege and undermining the lasting social and economic value of a college education. No fraternity embodies this problem more than Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national organization with more than 15,000 undergraduate brothers spread over 230 chapters nationwide. While SAE enrollment is still strong, it has been pilloried for what John Hechinger calls "the unholy trinity of fraternity life": racism, deadly drinking, and misogyny. Hazing rituals have killed ten undergraduates in its chapters since 2005, and, in 2015, a video of a racist chant breaking out among its Oklahoma University members went viral. That same year, SAE was singled out by a documentary on campus rape, The Hunting Ground. Yet despite these problems and others, SAE remains a large institution with strong ties to Wall Street and significant political reach. In True Gentlemen, Hechinger embarks on a deep investigation of SAE and fraternity culture generally, exposing the vast gulf between its founding ideals and the realities of its impact on colleges and the world at large. He shows how national fraternities are reacting to a slowly dawning new reality, and asks what the rest of us should do about it. Should we ban them outright, or will they only be driven underground? Can an institution this broken be saved? With rare access and skillful storytelling, Hechinger draws a fascinating and necessary portrait of an institution in deep need of reform, and makes a case for how it can happen"--

Tone

• trueSobering
• trueThought-provoking

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

371.8/5

Index

index present

LC call number

LJ75.S25

LC item number

H43 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult