The Company He Keeps: A History of White College Fraternities

by Nicholas L. Syrett

Book Overview

Tracing the full history of traditionally white college fraternities in America from their days in antebellum all-male schools to the sprawling modern-day college campus, Nicholas Syrett reveals how fraternity brothers have defined masculinity over the course of their 180-year history. Based on extensive research at twelve different schools and analyzing at least twenty national fraternities, The Company He Keeps explores many factors--such as class,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807832537
• ISBN13: 9780807832530
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"