Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun

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465 Index Abbington, Vallateen Dudley, 180 Abdul-Haqq, Imani, 226 academic performance. See educational performance “accommodationist,” 135n2 Ackerman, robert, 428 actresses: Osceola Adams, 76–77; Ethel Watson, 89 Adams, Numa P. G., 76–77 Adams, Osceola Macarthy, 76–77 adolescence: rites of passage and, 367–68 adolescent pregnancy, 180 advising. See BGLO advising; student organization advising affirmative action, 415n89 Africa, 282 Africana.com, 202 Africana Encyclopedia (Gates & Appiah), 202 African Aid Society, 102 African American giving, 187–90. See also philanthropy African American Muslims, 231n58 African American women: body dissatisfaction and, 357; body image and, 348; protective factors for eating disorders, 350–52, 358 (see also eating disorders); Sage College and, 34; social constructions of femininity, 397 African American women’s movement, 173–74 African American women’s organizations: betterment of the black race and, 172; children as the center of organizing activities, 243–46; The Chums Inc., 240; “fairs,” 189; Girl Friends, 238–40; historical overview, 233–34; issues for the future, 246–48; Jack and Jill of America, 243–45; Links Inc., 240–41; Mocha Moms, 243, 244, 245–46; National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, 234–37; National Council of Negro Women, 237; politicizing women’s civic engagement, 234–37; purpose of adopting a formal structure, 234; sisterhood and service, 237–43; SISTUHS Inc., 241–43; as social groups, 237–36 African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 103, 189 Afrocentricity, 221 Alcoff, L. M., 335 alcohol abuse, 394–95 Alexander, Alison Harris, 176 Alexander, Clifford, 67 Alexander, Edward, 78 Alexander, Ezra D., 119 Alexander, Marguerite young, 76, 77 Alexander, raymond Pace, 6 Alexander, Sadie T. M., 6, 60, 155 Alexander, Winona Cargile, 77–78, 81 Allied Loan Association, 101 Allison, Mary Lou, 126 Allport, Gordon, 428 Alpha College Chapter Leadership Academy (Alpha Phi Alpha), 449 Alpha Delta Pi, 423 Alpha Delta Sigma Sorority, 223 Alpha Kappa Alpha Ivy Leaf, 51 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 107; alumnae membership, 253; colors, 44; cross-burning incident at the University of Alabama, 222–23; current size, 60; education 466 Index programs, 176; expansion, 44; first constitution, 48; formation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and, 83; foundation supporting research, 11; founders, 41–51; founding of, 41, 148–49, 423; founding principles, 191; health programs, 196; heritage series, 180; Honorary Supreme Basileus, 43; incorporation, 41, 56; the incorporators, 56–59; initiation hymn, 56; Job Corps and, 177–79, 195, 281; journal of, 14–15n14; leadership program for undergraduates, 193; literacy program, 195; meaning of name, 44; motto, 41; NAACP and, 175; National Council of Negro Women and, 174; nonblack membership, 316, 324, 325, 329, 331; portrait of the Pearls, 59–60; signs, 41; social action and, 149–50, 170–71; sophomores of 1908, 51–56; symbol, 278; time donated by members, 193; War on Poverty and, 177–79 Alpha Kappa Nu, 116 Alpha Nu Omega, 226 Alpha Omega, 117 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: alumni chapters, 29; American Council on Human rights and, 175; collegiate leadership training and, 449; colors of, 32; current issues and challenges facing, 35–36; education programs, 199; expansion, 24–25; formation of Kappa Alpha Nu and, 117; founders (Jewels), 19, 21–24, 25–35; founding of, 19, 21–24, 145, 423, 437; hand sign, 400, 414–15n75; hazing-related death at, 408; health-related initiatives, 201; joint endeavors in service, 202; journal of, 14n14; modus operandi, 198; motto, 19; Carl Murphy and, 86; nonblack membership, 315–16, 326, 327– 28, 329, 331, 332; original purpose of, 459–60; programs established by, 25; scholarly research on, 6; social action and, 145–48, 200–201; transcendence and, 21; “uplift” movement and, 19–20, 21, 25; World Policy Council, 282 Alston, T. L., 96, 99 Althusser, Louis, 417n101 Amasis, 371 American Council on Education, 447 American Council on Human rights (ACHr), 150, 160, 174–75 American Diabetes Association, 201 American Expeditionary Forces, 69 American Medical Association (AMA), 26 American Negro Theater, 76 Amon, Temple of, 371–72 Amon worship, 370 Anderson, Elijah, 402 Anderson, Marian, 29 Angelou, Maya, 60 anorexia nervosa: addressing in African American women, 359; defined, 347; prevalence and risk factors, 348–49. See also eating disorders anti-immigration legislation, 106 anti-intellectualism, 297–98 antilynching legislation, 151 antipoverty programs, 177–79 Apis, 374 Appiah, Kwame Anthony, 202 arcana, 376–77, 379 archetypes, 365, 366 architect: Vertner Tandy, 34–35 Archon, 15n14, 107 Index 467 Argonne Forest, 73 Armfield, Felix, 6 Armstrong, Byron Kenneth, 116–17, 118–19...