Pledge and Promise

Celebrating the Bond and Heritage of Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life at Purdue University

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Pledge and Promise documents the important historical significance of fraternity, sorority, and cooperative life at Purdue University. Featuring more than 250 photos, this pictorial volume tells the fascinating stories of how Greek and cooperative organizations have evolved, while honoring their core values since 1875. Pledge and Promise also highlights a sampling of the people who have contributed and benefited from their associations with these student groups. Featuring heartfelt, inspiring, humorous, and even disheartening accounts, this narrative reveals successes and setbacks.Greek and cooperative organizations have always offered valuable, life-affirming opportunities and powerful traditions that foster personal growth and lasting career skills. With this attractive, richly illustrated book, Boilermakers who once called a fraternity, sorority, or cooperative "home" will be reminded of the spirit of fun and the enduring bonds nurtured throughout their formative years at Purdue University.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-07-15
Mått228 x 304 x 21 mm
Vikt1 397 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFounders Series
Antal sidor300
FörlagPurdue University Press
MedarbetareBettyM. Nelson
ISBN9781612497488

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Angie Klink is an independent scholar, historian, essayist, copywriter, scriptwriter, and author of nine books. Klink authored The Deans' Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality; Kirby's Way; Divided Paths, Common Ground; and the children's books Purdue Pete Finds His Hammer and I Found U. Klink has received sixty-one American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, including a lifetime achievement honor. She is a five-time attendee of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton and received an honorable mention in the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. She has appeared on Hoosier History Live, C-SPAN's Book TV, and Voice of America's "Current Time in America." She resides in Lafayette, Indiana. Learn more at www.angieklink.com.

ForewordPreface1 Greek Beginnings2 Cooperative House Beginnings3 The National Pan-Hellenic Council4 Multicultural Greek Life5 Purdue's First Fraternity6 Fraternity Stories through the Decades7 Purdue's First Sorority8 Sorority Stories through the Decades9 Rush for Women10 Rush for Men11 The Interfraternity Council12 The Divine Nine13 Cooperative House Stories through the Decades14 The Panhellenic Association15 Pomp and Fun Circumstances16 Athletics17 Special-Focus Chapters: A Sampling18 Turning Hazing into Helping 19 Alcohol20 Civic Engagement21 Scholarships and Trophies22 Publications23 Historic Structures and Tower Acres24 Tragedies25 Housemothers26 Distinguished AlumniNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author