Bibliograph

True gentlemen, the broken pledge of America's fraternities, John Hechinger

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True gentlemen, the broken pledge of America's fraternities, John Hechinger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

True gentlemen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

John Hechinger

Sub title

the broken pledge of America's fraternities

Summary

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. It has been pilloried for what John Hechinger calls "the unholy trinity of fraternity life": racism, deadly drinking, and misogyny. Hechinger embarks on a deep investigation of Sigma Alpha Epsilon 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?

Target audience

adult

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Broken pledge of America's fraternities

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