The hardcover and paperback editions of Black Greek 101: The Customs, Culture and Challenges of Black Fraternal Organizations, by Walter Kimbrough, published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in August, were sold out prior to printing. The book has been characterized as “one of the most successful titles we have ever published,” by Julien Yoseloff, director of Associated University Presses, the company through which FDU’s titles are produced and distributed. New printings of both editions are now available, and a third printing of the paperback edition is being planned. More than 3,000 copies of the book are already in print.

The book provides an analysis of the customs, culture and challenges facing historically black fraternal organizations. The book’s author is the vice president for student affairs at Albany State University in Georgia. The text initially provides a history of black Greek organizations beyond the nine major organizations. Next, the pledging practices of the organizations are chronicled, noting the abuses associated with them, and a recent research study assesses the policies implemented to curb hazing in the organizations. The text highlights the growth of fraternalism outside of the mainstream organizations, with particular emphasis on African fraternal organizations, and the vivid culture and practices of the groups are documented, providing a historical grounding for the visible aspects of the groups. Several challenges for the future are highlighted. Readers are provided with an annotated bibliography of articles, news stories and books related to black fraternalism, as well as a chronicle of hazing cases over the past 12 years.

Other titles recently released by FDU Press are:

• Shakespeare Studies: Volume XXXI, by Leeds Barroll;

• Slavic Scriptures: The Formation of the Church Slavonic Version of the Holy Bible, by Henry R. Cooper, Jr.;

• Classic Soil: Community, Aspiration, and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire, 1879–1845, by Malcolm Hardman;

• Broken English/Breaking English: A Study of Contemporary Poetries in English, by Rob Jackaman;

• Perusing Shakespeare’s Dramaturgy: Some Contexts, Resources, and Strategies in His Playmaking, by John C. Meagher;

• The Private Correspondence of Jane Lady Cornwallis Bacon, 1613–1644, by Joanna Moody;

• Moderata Fonte: Women and Life in 16th Century Venice, by Paola Malpezzi Price; and

• Rooting Multiculturalism: The Work of Louis Adamic, by Dan Schiffman.

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