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In "On Fraternities & Manliness", an article on the motivations for hazing, [15] Emily Smith states that such actions come from a desire to prove a state of "manliness." Hazing practices in fraternity life began to appear shortly after the Civil War. Veterans brought the hazing practices of their battalions back with them, adopting such ...
Throughout its existence, Florida Blue Key has been caught in numerous scandals concerning its control over UF's student government. The organization paid $85,000 in a settlement to Charles Grapski for defamation in the 1995 UF student government elections. [ 79 ]
African-American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the United States .
Black college fraternities dates as far back as 1903. [2] Members of other racial groups began to form their own fraternities and sororities. In 1912, the first Latino fraternity, Sigma Iota, was founded at Louisiana State University; in 1931, it merged to form Phi Iota Alpha, the oldest Latino fraternity.
Black fraternities and sororities were based on existing fraternities and sororities but cultural additions were made including calls, open hand signs, and step shows; though social in nature, many African-American fraternal organizations were formed with an emphasis on public service and civil rights. [25]
The Gamma chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho (322 Fraternity Row, State College) agreed to a monthslong organizational suspension that will continue through Aug. 12, the university said in a news release ...
Grant and the Whiskey Ring. A group led by President Ulysses S. Grant’s private secretary Gen. Orville E. Babcock conspired to skim tax revenue to help fund Grant’s re-election campaign in 1871.
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association was a savings and loan association based in Little Rock, Arkansas.The company operated from 1979 until 1989 when it was shut down by federal regulators as a result of bank failure, leading to a loss of $60 million for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.