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A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence
出版University Press of Kentucky, 2012
主題Education / Higher
ISBN97808131342150813134218
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7LMpbMeHlhoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋On December 4, 1906, on Cornell UniversityÕs campus, seven black men founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. has brought together and shaped such esteemed men as Martin Luther King Jr., Cornel West, Thurgood Marshall, Wes Moore, W. E. B. DuBois, Roland Martin, and Paul Robeson. ÒBorn in the shadow of slavery and on the lap of disenfranchisement,Ó Alpha Phi AlphaÑlike other black Greek-letter organizationsÑwas founded to instill a spirit of high academic achievement and intellectualism, foster meaningful and lifelong ties, and racially uplift those brothers who would be initiated into its ranks. In Alpha Phi Alpha, Gregory S. Parks, Stefan M. Bradley, and other contributing authors analyze the fraternity and its membersÕ fidelity to the founding precepts set forth in 1906. They discuss the identity established by the fraternity at its inception, the challenges of protecting the image and brand, and how the organization can identify and train future Alpha men to uphold the standards of an outstanding African American fraternity. Drawing on organizational identity theory and a diverse array of methodologies, the authors raise and answer questions that are relevant not only to Alpha Phi Alpha but to all black Greek-letter organizations.