ABSTRACT
The experiences of non-Black Black Greek-letter organizations (BGLO) members illuminate the processes and practices in racial boundary crossing, and how individuals navigate multiple and competing racial boundaries, as these members come to understand themselves as non-Blacks who are associated with and connected to Blackness. White respondents justified their logic by drawing upon a white racial frame that positions them in a paternal role while also denying their responsibility, or whites' responsibility, for racial animus. Although there is one overarching racial formation, the enactment of the racial order, such as Black–white, white/non-white, and Black/non-Black configurations, is contextually specific. Racial fault lines develop in response to the specific racial demographics and racial histories of various geographical areas. Given the context-specific nature of racial stratification, people navigate their position based on the spaces they find themselves in and the concomitant racial norms.
