Intersectional Value? A Pilot Study Exploring Educational Outcomes for African American Women in Historically Black Sororities Versus Non-Historically Black Sororities

Mitchell, Donald; Gipson, John A.; Marie, Jakia; Steele, Tiffany

doi:10.25774/rs5y-z374

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“…When it comes to culturally-based sororities, similar patterns emerge. For Women of Color, culturally-based sororities represent spaces that contribute positively to their identity development (Delgado-Guerrero et al, 2014; Greyerbiehl & Mitchell, 2014; Orta et al, 2019), as well as educational outcomes, such as persistence and involvement (Delgado-Guerrero & Gloria, 2013; Mitchell et al, 2017). Nevertheless, scholars also communicated how NPHC sororities, for example, can emphasize specific ways to perform femininities (Hernandez, 2011) that in turn leads to heteronormative beliefs (Literte & Hodge, 2012).…”

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“…Even though culturally-based sororities and fraternities (CBSFs) have been present for well over a hundred years, research focused on these groups is still emerging. This growing body of scholarship uncovered members’ motivations to join CBSFs (Arellano, 2020; Delgado-Guerrero et al, 2014), as well as the benefits of membership, such as their effect on academic achievement and leadership skills (Delgado-Guerrero & Gloria, 2013; Mitchell et al, 2017). Like other culturally-based student organizations, CBSFs center students’ racial and ethnic identities (Dancy, 2011; Garcia, 2020; Greyerbiehl & Mitchell, 2014; Orta et al, 2019).…”

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Critically examining the experiences of queer people of color in culturally-based sororities and fraternities.

Durán¹,

Garcia²,

Reyes³

2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Guided by Queer of Color critique as a theoretical framework, this research project investigated the experiences of Queer People of Color in culturally-based sororities and fraternities (CBSFs). Engaging in a secondary analysis of two critical narrative inquiry studies (one focused on Queer Men of Color and the other on Queer Women of Color), we examined how systems of power and oppression manifested across CBSFs. In addition, we interrogated how Queer People of Color practiced agency when faced with oppressive settings. Findings revealed the politics of disclosure given anti-Black histories and religious origins of organizations, the different ways organizations regulated gender and gendered norms between fraternities and sororities, as well as how participants articulated an increase in their agency to resist oppressive norms in their organizations, especially after they graduated. We then provide implications for research and higher education practice.

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