Going Greek : Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 /

Going Greek : Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 /

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Going Greek offers an unprecedented look at the relationship between American Jewish students and fraternity life during its heyday in the first half of the twentieth century. More than secret social clubs, fraternities and sororities profoundly shaped the lives of members long after they left colle...

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Main Author: Sanua, Marianne Rachel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jewish youth > Societies, etc.
Greek letter societies.
EDUCATION > Higher.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Jewish Studies.
HIS022000.
Jeunesse juive > États-Unis > Associations > Histoire.
Étudiants juifs > États-Unis > Morale pratique.
Associations designees par des lettres grecques.
Jewish youth > United States > Societies, etc. > History.
Jewish college students > United States > Conduct of life.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Jewish National College Fraternities and Sororities, c. 1930; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Origins of Jewish Fraternities; Chapter 2: "Oh, Yes, That Nonsectarian Jewish Fraternity": The Search for Identity, 1895-1906; Chapter 3: "Great Things on a Great Scale": Expansion and Opposition, 1909-1919; Chapter 4: The Golden Age: College Fraternities in the "Roaring Twenties"; Chapter 5: "A Treacherous Alma Mater": Facing College Antisemitism
  • Chapter 6: "What Have I Done?": Intra-Jewish Hostility and the Internalization of AntisemitismChapter 7: "The Idea of Quitting Is Abhorrent": Challenges during the Great Depression; Chapter 8: Fighting Back and Keeping Up Standards; Chapter 9: In the Shadow of Hitler: Social Life, Snobbery, and Jewish Identity; Epilogue: World War II and the Beginning of the End for the Jewish Fraternity System; Appendix A: Chapter Rolls of the National Jewish College Fraternities and Sororities to 1968; Appendix B: Directory of Jewish Fraternity and Sorority Chapters at Selected Colleges and Universities
  • Appendix C: Some Distinguished AlumniAppendix D: Songs of the Jewish Fraternities and Sororities c. 1920s-1950s; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Colleges and Universities; Index of Subjects

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