by Gregory Parks | Mar 28, 2016 | BGLOs
It’s political season. That’s not just the case nationally in presidential, senatorial, and congressional races. It’s also political season in organizations like black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs), and no race is more hotly contested than the one who decides...
by Gregory Parks | Mar 7, 2016 | BGLOs
One of the great threats that bedevil black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs)—not simply in the context of hazing but more generally as well—is blind allegiance. Blind allegiance is a concept typically studied in the context of patriotism or group identification...
by peralta | Dec 14, 2015 | BGLOs
On December 7th, I read Gabriel Arana’s piece, “Why the Country’s Largest Minority-Journalism Group May Close,” on Huffington Post. In short, the article highlighted not only the National Association of Black Journalist’s (“NABJ”) financial meltdown. It also...
by peralta | Apr 10, 2015 | BGLOs
After my last blog post, I received a lot of feedback—some in the comments section of the blog, some directly to me via email or Facebook. The one thing that struck me was that some people don’t realize how crucial it is that BGLOs have effective and visionary...
by peralta | Apr 1, 2015 | BGLOs
This week, just a few days ago, it came out in the media that Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has just been hit with another hazing lawsuit. The reported facts seem peculiar and involve a police officer, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, hazing another grown man—leaving bruises...
by peralta | Apr 7, 2014 | BGLOs
One of the lingering critiques of my research on BGLOs is that I don’t provide solutions to the problems they face. This usually comes from those who don’t read my research but rather my blog posts, tweets, and Facebook commentary. Even still, assume I’m a physician,...
