#bglos

[whoisyasmin]

Burning Sands (2017)

Zurich Condoll (Trevor Jackson) is a student at Frederick Douglass University and is proud to be a pledge at a famous African-American fraternity. But anti-hazing rules have driven his Hell Week underground, and the veteran members of his fraternity have degenerated into a pack of vicious, drunken, sadistic louts.

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[vivangelist]

Louisiana college student died after being repeatedly punched in chest at hazing, man arrested

Caleb Wilson, a junior at Southern University and A&M College, died after attending an off-campus fraternity event.

A Baton Rouge college student who died after he attended an off-campus fraternity event had been repeatedly punched in the chest while pledging, police said Friday as they announced the arrest of a 23-year-old man.

Caleb McCray turned himself in to police Thursday night, a week after Southern University and A&M College student Caleb Wilson died. McCray faces charges of manslaughter and criminal hazing. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Police were first made aware of Wilson's death on Feb. 26 around 2:40 a.m., Morse said. It was initially reported that Wilson died on Feb. 27.

Authorities were initially told that a group of males had dropped Wilson off at the emergency room and stated that he had collapsed while playing basketball at a park, Morse said. The group left the hospital before police arrived.

Morse said detectives learned that the incident occurred at a warehouse and that Wilson died "as a direct result of a hazing incident where he was punched in the chest multiple times while pledging to Omega Psi Phi."

The police chief would not say how many people were at the event and said, "at no time did anyone call 911 or attempt to call 911 or try to summon an ambulance to the warehouse to give him medical aid."

— Minyvonne Burke, 7 March 2025

By George Johnson It’s been a few months since Netflix aired the controversial movie Burning Sands, written and directed by Omega Psi Phi me

The “initiation” for such assimilation would be the enforcement of respectability politics. Conformity would reign supreme, and deference would be given based on race and social status. The “humiliation” factor comes at the expense of the Black subject, who, as we know, time and time again has been embarrassed on camera by law enforcement.

Our deaths at the hands of police on camera serve as a reminder of how powerless we are against them, and of the necessity to conform or be condemned. Our ancestors hung from trees for white amusement, only for us to assimilate into a culture where we can sit and break bread with the descendants of those who once enslaved us 70 years later. That system then trickles down into the Black community, where we place the Black cis-hetero male at the place of dominance and power, with all other Black people falling below.

Fraternities are not unique in creating a power dynamic based on these factors. The position of Dean and ADP are revered by those who follow in the long tradition of bringing in new initiates and upholding the legacy of our beloved chapters and organizations. Deference is given based on age, line year, and positions held just as society would have it in any corporate or political structure.

One can’t have a real conversation about hazing if we aren’t willing to acknowledge how its roots are tied into slavery, and the Black condition which has always been rooted in pain, tolerance, and conformity as a means of survival. When we created our own communities after denial from white organizations, the principles of what the “talented tenth” looked like had already laid the foundation for assimilation.

Just like the Black cop or prosecutor who joins the institution of white law enforcement, Greeks inevitably succumb to anti-black principles due to the system structure, regardless of the obligation to the protection of those who look like them.

This doesn’t mean that hazing isn’t a problem for BGLOs and the Black community as a whole. Many people are willing participants in processes that are bogged down more in tradition and culture than general logic and will. Hazing is indeed a problem, but one that requires combating assimilation into whiteness on a large scale. That said, if these organizations plan to continue for another 100 years, there will have to be radical change or acceptance of the end of BGLOs as we know it.

— George M Johnson, 2 August 2017

[4evahaka]

A History Of Black Frats And Sororities In Rap Music #Divine9/#D9 Sororities & Fraternities find their way into hip-hop lyrics more often than you might notice. Here is a timeline of lyrics that reference the most prestigious #BlackGreekLetterOrganizations (#BGLOs) #KanyeWest’s second album, #LateRegistration, the Chicago MC depicts a fictional fraternity called "#BrokePhiBroke". It’s a continuation of the satirical critique on the cost of college that #Kanye began on #TheCollegeDropout, but it is also a lighthearted spoof of #BlackGreekLife. 🖤💛💕💚❤️👌🏽💜💛❤️🔺💙💙🕊️💙💛🏹🏹 #ΑΦΑ #ΚΑΨ #ΩΨΦ #ΦΒΣ #ΙΦΘ #ΑΚΑ #ΔΣΘ #ΖΦΒ #ΣΓΡ #APhiA1906 #KAPsi1911 #OPPF1911#PBS1914 #IPT1963 #AKA1908 #DST1913 #ZPhiB1920 #SGRho1922 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2oMN-rcRC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blackwomenconfessions]

Confession: I want to join a sorority, I'm a transfer and new to my school so my only friends are my roommate and a few others. But I will forever feel guilty for not trying hard enough to be a part of the divine nine. It's just not a simple process to find them and show interest. But black women will continue to not be a part of "white" sororities if we don't even try..right? That's how "white" sororities stay white. Welp here's to being the token.

[onwurd]

Raising money to do service in the community. Along with food & fellowship.

[djjonquick]

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[inmyivystance]

So, I guess it's fuck discretion?

[divineninelover]

D9 Interest Check List

I'm thinking about putting together an "interest check list." Like a list of things that an interest should do to increase his/her chances of gaining membership. What do you guys think?

What would you put on the checklist?

-strengthandelegance

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