NPHC and MGC Sororities and Fraternities as Spaces of Activism Within Predominantly White Institutions

Authors

Crystal E. Garcia, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
William R. Walker, State University of New York College at Brockport
Ciera A. Dorsey, Kennesaw State University
Zachary W. Werninck, Auburn University
Jessie H. Johns, University of South Carolina

Date of this Version

2022

Citation

Garcia, C. E., Walker, W. R., Dorsey, C. A., Werninck, Z. W., & Johns, J. H. (2022). NPHC and MGC sororities and fraternities as spaces of activism within predominantly white institutions. Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 16(2), 37-53.

Abstract

This study explored how Students of Color within National Pan-Hellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council sororities and fraternities engaged in activism and in what ways this involvement connected to their membership. Using a qualitative critical narrative approach, we examined the journeys of ten participants. Findings unpack ways participants engaged in activism and resistance aimed at educating individuals and increasing awareness of societal injustices, addressing inequities through service, and inciting disruption and cultivating institutional and societal level change.