Emmy-nominated and award-winning actresses you didn’t know were in sororities

This past Sunday, the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were in held in Los Angeles, California, at the Microsoft Theatre, and television stars throughout the most popular shows from the past year donned their designer suits and gowns and hit the red carpet . Some of the biggest moments of the night came from "Game of… Continue reading Emmy-nominated and award-winning actresses you didn’t know were in sororities

Hazing: its history and its deadly outcomes

National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) starts on September 23 and is a week-long opportunity for college campuses, schools, communities, organizations and individuals to raise awareness about hazing, educate others and promote hazing prevention on a national level. Photo via Anti-Hazing Education Sponsored by HazingPrevention.Org,ย the week happens annually during the last full week in September and… Continue reading Hazing: its history and its deadly outcomes

International Women’s Friendship Month and the impact of sisterhood

I know what you're thinking. Ugh. Another fake holiday to celebrate something silly like Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day or Macadamia Nut Day, which who even celebrates that? (No offense, macadamia nut lovers...) But, International Women's Friendship Month, which spans all of September, is not just another one of these throwaway days. It's an entire… Continue reading International Women’s Friendship Month and the impact of sisterhood

Alabama governorโ€™s blackface skit brings up sororitiesโ€™ histories of racism

This past week, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey came under fire once again. It wasnโ€™t for signing one of the most controversial abortion bans in history this time, but for appearing in a 1967 skit called โ€œcigar buttsโ€ at Auburn University in which she appeared in blackface.  Fifty-two years after performing the minstrel-esque skit, audio surfaced… Continue reading Alabama governorโ€™s blackface skit brings up sororitiesโ€™ histories of racism