Taylor and Francis

Taylor and Francis

English

Analyzing interview data from non-Black members of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO), Laybourn and Goss reveal that there remains much to be learned about integration and crossing the color-line. In this remarkable study, the authors examine what non-Black BGLO members can tell us about race, symbolic boundaries, cultural investments, systems of racial stratification, and allyship. Breaking the Line is an accessible, nuanced, and important piece of scholarship.Robin R. Means Coleman is Professor of Communication and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan More than sixty years ago, noted sociologist Alfred McClung Lee published his seminal work on discrimination within collegiate fraternities. In that time, an important question has resounded: How is　difference within Greek-letter organizations navigated? In their book, two up-and-coming sociologists--Wendy Laybourn and Devon Goss--answer this pressing　question with aplomb and perspicacity. Their work promises to take the study of collegiate fraternities and sororities, and black Greek-letter organizations especially, to new heights.Gregory S. Parks, J.D., Ph.D. is Associate Dean of Research, Public Engagement, & Faculty Development and Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law