ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on Black Greek-letter fraternities (BGLFs) and their presence at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In this chapter, a historical overview is provided for the fi ve National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternities, the roles and contributions of BGLFs in the Black community, their commitment and responsibility to social activism-justice, and the benefi ts of collegiate membership. In addition, several prominent challenges that confront the fraternities are discussed (hazing, membership, identity development, image-public perception, and advising). Although the chapter focuses on BGLFs at HBCUs, much of the discussion is relevant to collegiate chapters at predominantly White institutions (PWIs).