Literature Review #2

Literature Review #2

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2. Freeman, Pamela W., and Shane L. Windmeyer. Out on Fraternity Row. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson, 2001. Print.
3. Secret Sisters is a collection of short stories and accounts from various sororities pertaining to homosexual experiences. This book is the female counterpart of “Out on Fraternity Row” under the same authors.
4. See: Literature Review #1
5. Diversity: range of people with different characteristics. Greek life has been criticized for lack of diversity due to historically white chapters being exclusionary based on not only color, but socioeconomic traits too.

Blackball: to secretly vote to reject someone (i.e. a sorority rush or pledge) without stating the real reasons why. For example, a girl rushing a sorority suspected of being lesbian by the sisters may be rejected a bid based on just that trait, but other reasons may be used to cover the reason up).

6. “Perhaps the pressure sorority women feel in regard to appearance stems from their adherence to traditional gender roles. Two studies found that women in sororities hold more stereotypical views of women’s roles than do women who are not members.” (xxx)

“The Greek system also provides a ‘legitimate’ campus subculture for students to associate with others who are affluent, have relatively undefined academic and vocational plans, and place a higher priority on social life than intellectual pursuits” (xxxi)

“The desire to belong, to be loved, to fit in consumed me during my freshman year in college” (xxxii)

7. This book is important to provide an insight on the female gender and how lesbian experiences are similar or different to homosexual male experiences in Greek life. It is important that I do not assume what applies to fraternity men applies to sorority women and vice versa.