African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision

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Index 489 489 INDEX Abele, Robert J., 99 Acacia, 58 academic achievement, 126, 196, 350, 401–3 Adams, Numa, 189 Africa, 11–31, 278–79, 281, 303–4, 317–27, 344, 346 African Friendly Society, 73 African Methodist Episcopal Church, 23, 71, 83, 143 African Society for Mutual Relief, 73 African Union Society, 72 Africare, 29 Afrocentric, 11, 31 aggression, 380–83, 387 alcohol, 363–65, 372–76 Alexander, Ezra D., 187 Alexander, Raymond Pace, 127 Allen, Richard, 12, 13, 71–72 Allison (Little), Mary Lou, 198 Alpha Chi Rho, 58 Alpha Delta Gamma, 58 Alpha Delta Phi, 45, 51 Alpha Gamma, 53 Alpha Kappa Alpha, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 61, 169–70, 181, 184–86, 191, 195, 198, 203, 204, 211, 212, 214, 217, 221, 227, 262, 263, 295, 296, 298, 315, 332, 335, 349, 354, 355, 418, 421, 431–32, 441, 442, 445, 446, 449; Cavaliers, 249; Ivy Club see pledging, pledge clubs Alpha Kappa Lambda, 58 Alpha Kappa Nu, 137, 138, 153; see also Kappa Alpha Psi Alpha Lambda Omega, 469 Alpha Omega, 188; see also Kappa Alpha Psi Alpha Phi Alpha, 12, 14, 24–25, 28, 56, 60– 61, 89–90, 154, 159, 161, 169, 170, 181, 182–83, 184, 187, 189, 191, 200, 203, 204, 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 256, 257, 295, 298, 303–4, 315, 320, 322, 325, 328, 329, 332, 398, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446; Angels, 233; Sphinx Club see pledging, pledge clubs Alpha Phi Delta, 58 Alpha Tau Omega, 49, 53, 55 American Council on Human Rights, 211–27, 268 American Negro Academy, 141, 151, 160 American Revolution, 68–69, 71, 75 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 18, 79 Ancient Order of St. Luke, 14 Anderson, James E., 121, 124 Andrews, Enos S., 217 Angelou, Maya, 404 Anti-Secret Confederation, 57 Armstrong, Byron K., 187 Asbury, J. C., 103 Asher, Henry T., 187 Association for the Study of Negro Life, 13, 160 Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company, 170 Ballard, Janet, 29 Barskile, Michelle, 431–32 battle royals, 439 Bell, William A., 108, 109 Benbow, Lillian, 27 benevolent societies, 14–15, 18, 67–74, 76, 77, 88–90 Bentley, Charles E., 101, 108 brownindex.pmd 1/11/2005, 4:08 PM 489 490 African American Fraternities and Sororities Berry, Joanna, 185 Beta Sigma Psi, 58 Beta Sigma Tau, 58 Beta Theta Pi, 45, 51, 52, 55 Bethel Literary and Historical Association, 151 Bethune, Mary McLeod, 162, 404 Black North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, 70 Black Panther Party, 122 black women’s clubs see National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs Blackston, Shawn, 446 Blackwell (Weaver), Wertie, 192 Blakemore, Marcus P., 187 Boulé Journal, 104, 108, 109, 111, 115 Boyd, Norma, 185, 186, 214 branding, 19, 269–89, 380, 382 Braun, Carol Moseley, 404 Brawly, Benjamin, 170 Briscoe, Charles, 200 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 111 Brown, Anna Easter, 184 Brown, Charles (Iota), 200 Brown, Charles I. (Sigma), 193, 194 Brown (Coleman), Edna, 192 Brown, Ella Albert, 185 Brown, William Wells, 85 Brown Fellowship Society, 72–73 brown paper bag test see colorism Brown v. Board of Education, 117, 220 Bruce, Roscoe Conkling, 151 Bugg (Middleton), Jimmie, 192 Bullock, Matthew, 204 Burke, Beulah, 184 Burke, Lillie, 184 Burns, Lugenia Hope, 168 Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 349 Bush, John, 84 Butler University, 11, 61, 170, 198 Caine, Paul, 187 Callis, Henry Arthur, 24, 61, 89, 160, 161, 163, 182, 183, 211 calls, 19, 295–311 canes, 23 Cap and Skull Honor Society, 157 Cardozo, Francis L., 150 Cargile (Alexander), Winona, 192 Carr (Watson), Ethel, 192 Carson, Julia, 404 Carter, W. Beverly, 125 Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 348 Cashin, James B., 107–8 Chapman, Charles Henry, 182, 183 Chase (Dodd), Frederica, 192 Chesnutt, Charles, 162 Chi Eta Phi, 221 Chi Omega, 56 Chi Phi Society, 50–51, 52, 59 Chi Psi, 44 Chisom (Carter), Zephyr, 192 Christianity, 20, 23, 58, 74, 154, 449, 467 Clifford, Mary, 185 Civil Rights Act of 1964, 120, 122, Civil War, 48, 52–53, 55, 59, 69, 74, 82, 84, 85, 88, 96, 119, 142, 300, 342 Cleaver (Stemons), Arizona, 195–96, 197 Clifford, Mary, 185 Coakley, Frank, 200 Cochran, Rosa, 404 Cole, Johnetta B., 404 Coleman, Frank, 189 college adjustment, 394–96, 397, 398, 400, 409 Colored Women’s League of Washington, D.C. see National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs Colored Women’s Progressive Association see National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs colorism, 72–73...