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020			_z9781610396837 (ebook)
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100	1		_aHechinger, John _q(John Edward),
245	1	0	_aTrue gentlemen : _bthe broken pledge of America's fraternities / _cJohn Hechinger.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a1707
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bPublicAffairs, _c2017.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. 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. While SAE enrollment is still strong, it has been pilloried for what John Hechinger calls "the unholy trinity of fraternity life": racism, deadly drinking, and misogyny. Hazing rituals have killed ten undergraduates in its chapters since 2005, and, in 2015, a video of a racist chant breaking out among its Oklahoma University members went viral. That same year, SAE was singled out by a documentary on campus rape, The Hunting Ground. Yet despite these problems and others, SAE remains a large institution with strong ties to Wall Street and significant political reach. In True Gentlemen, Hechinger embarks on a deep investigation of SAE 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? Can an institution this broken be saved? With rare access and skillful storytelling, Hechinger draws a fascinating and necessary portrait of an institution in deep need of reform, and makes a case for how it can happen"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
610	2	0	_aSigma Alpha Epsilon.
650		0	_aGreek letter societies _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMale college students _zUnited States _xConduct of life.
650		0	_aRacism in higher education _zUnited States.
650		0	_aCollege students _xAlcohol use _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHazing _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMisogyny _zUnited States.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Students & Student Life. _2bisacsh
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aHechinger, John (John Edward), author. _tTrue gentlemen _bFirst edition. _dNew York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2017 _z9781610396837 _w(DLC) 2017030026
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