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
Month: September 2019
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
My blogroll: an explanation
As you'll notice on the sidebar of this website, I have a section called "Blogroll." You might be wondering-- what is that? A blogroll is a list of different links of influencers and other blogs I keep up with to get ideas and inspiration for my own blog. On my particular blogroll, I have five… Continue reading My blogroll: an explanation
Alabama governorโs blackface skit brings up sororitiesโ histories of racism
This past week, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey came under fire once again. It wasnโt for signing one of the most controversial abortion bans in history this time, but for appearing in a 1967 skit called โcigar buttsโ at Auburn University in which she appeared in blackface. Fifty-two years after performing the minstrel-esque skit, audio surfaced… Continue reading Alabama governorโs blackface skit brings up sororitiesโ histories of racism