Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities

by Shane L. Windmeyer

Book Overview

In Brotherhood, Windmeyer reveals a 10-year perspective of progress on gay issues within college fraternities and suggests a 10-year plan to continue educational efforts for further systemic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739461141
• ISBN13: 9780739461143
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Life Changing Book

This anthology of stories is a must-read for any person working with fraternity and sorority members. The experiences shared are heartfelt, sincere, comforting and eye-opening to the experience of men discovering their identity in the midst of a college fraternity experience. Just as well done as "Out on Fraternity Row", but even more powerful.

"Brotherhood" offers a message of hope

"Brotherhood: Gay Life In College Fraternities" is the follow up to "Out on Fraternity Row", yet it delves deeper into the secrets of gay men who, in order to find acceptance in themselves and in life, immerse themselves in the college fraternal system. The tales that emerge from their travels are sometimes heart warming and amusingly annecdotal; occasionally filled with guilt, lonliness and rejection; often met with acceptance and brotherly love; and above all true. The prevailing message is that hope and love lies at the end of the tunnel. The many authors who share their stories in this collection are not full time writers, but men who wanted to open themselves and their experience for future generations. College men and women involved in the Greek system should definitely read this book, they may identify with the stories or situations. It should also be a must read for any man or woman who now or at one time in their life found themselves struggling to find love and acceptance, gay or otherwise.

solid book

Score another victory for the gay Greeks. This 2nd installment takes the groundbreaking work of "Out on Fraternity Row" to a higher level. This book manages to be informative, educational, and even a bit sexy. All in all, a good read.

Kudos to you!

We have all heard how sequels to either books or movies never seem to come close to the original; however, when it comes to Brotherhood: Gay life in College Fraternities, I would have to say Shane Windmeyer has out done himself. With heroic stories of accomplishments and tales of stories you may never have heard someone speak of, this book offers author's, reader's, and anyone else who just glances through its stunning pages, the ability to jump right into the story and live it with that person. A big KUDOS is in order for the amount of work and preperation all of these authors had to go through in getting this done. Thank you Shane for producing such a vibrant and visual book for the public to read and understand the mystery behind Fraternities and to dispell the myths.

Eye Opening

This is a great book that follows "Out on Fraternity Row". Although I have yet to read every account in this book, the diversity of these men's experiences makes the reader grab hold of reality and realize how "taboo" society has made homosexuality and how society is progressing and in some ways not progressing, even regressing. This book is a must have and a great teaching tool against homophobia and it sheds light on the fact that gays are normal people. BUY IT!