Alpha Phi Alpha : a legacy of greatness, the demands of transcendence /

"On December 4, 1906, seven black men ... founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history on the campus of Cornell University. ... Alpha Phi Alpha was founded to instill a spirit of high academic achievement and intellectualism, foster meaningful and lifelong tie...

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Other Authors: Parks, Gregory, 1974-, Bradley, Stefan M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2012.
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505 0 0 |g Part 1.  |t Organizational identity : framework, construction, and projection.  |g 1.  |t What we mean by organizational identity /  |r Y. Sekou Bermiss --  |g 2.  |t Defining the "Alpha" identity /  |r Felix L. Armfield ... [et al.] --  |g 3.  |t The complexities of Alpha Phi Alpha's contemporary image projection /  |r Gregory S. Parks and Joanna S. Hunter --  |g Part 2.  |t Men who shaped the identity.  |g 4.  |t Progenitors of progress : a brief history of the jewels of Alpha Phi Alpha /  |r Stefan M. Bradley --  |g 5.  |t Those who carried the torch : the general presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha /  |r André McKenzie --  |g Part 3.  |t Internal mechanisms that define the identity.  |g 6.  |t The quest for excellence : reviewing Alpha's legacy of academic achievement /  |r Ralph E. Johnson, Crystal Chambers, and MaryBeth Walpole --  |g 7.  |t "Am I not a man and a brother?" Authenticating the racial, religious, and masculine dimensions of brotherhood within Alpha Phi Alpha /  |r Rashawn Ray and Kevin Walter Spragling --  |g Part 4.  |t External mechanisms that define the identity.  |g 8.  |t Alpha Phi Alpha, the fight for civil rights, and the shaping of public policy /  |r Robert E. Weems Jr. --  |g 9.  |t Setting an example : the philanthropic contributions of Alpha Phi Alpha /  |r Michael J. Myers II and Marybeth Gasman --  |g Part 5.  |t The processes that shape the identity : constraining and enabling factors.  |g 10.  |g The harms and hazards of hazing : medical, sociocultural, and legal perspectives /  |r Richard J. Reddick ... [et al.] --  |g 11.  |t Hazing and pledging in Alpha Phi Alpha : an organizational behavior perspective /  |r Oscar Holmes IV. 
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