Fraternity an inside look at a year of college boys becoming men
"Meet Jake, a studious new freshman weighing how far to go to find a brotherhood that will introduce him to lifelong friends and help conquer his social awkwardness; and Oliver, a hardworking chapter president trying to keep his misunderstood fraternity out of trouble despite multiple run-ins with t...
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[New York, New York] :
Dutton,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : a different kind of story about boys in college
- How fraternities became dominant in American culture
- House and hierarchy : what happens behind closed doors
- What it really means to represent the letters
- Pledging : "earning" the letters
- The secret reason hazing continues
- Why are students drinking?
- Why fraternity alcohol interventions don't work
- Girls and group identity : how chapters can influence guys' attitudes
- "How do I get the high fives?" : why good boys do bad things
- Looking out for each other and "helping the fraternity out"
- "Don't drink the punch" : mixers, matches, rape, and the sorority POV
- The brotherhood : relying on a second family
- "The fraternity saved my life" : what does brotherhood mean?
- What makes a (college) man : how fraternities view masculinity
- "It's okay to cry" : the pressures of masculinity and how fraternities can ease them
- Good fraternities vs. bad frats : how to tell the difference
- How to find a healthy chapter that's the right fit
- Advice for parents and students.
