Monday, March 7th
2:00PM-3:00PM
ACC 120
CSI Endorsed Program
Centering Social Class Consciousness in Sorority and Fraternity Life
Sororities and fraternities function as elite organizations. They operate as both a stereotype and reality of elitism given their exclusive nature and requirements for participation. Since there are strict social class expectations associated with sorority and/or fraternity membership, we use this session to explore how social and cultural capital assumptions impact access to and perceptions of sororities and fraternities. We conclude with strategies to facilitate class consciousness for organization members and all who serve and support sororities and fraternities.
Primary Contact: Brittany Williams, [email protected]
3:15PM-4:15PM
ACC 131
CSI Endorsed Program
Beyond Convenient Racial Buffers: Multiraciality in Sororities and Fraternities
This session explores results from a qualitative study of multiracial sorority and fraternity members using a MultiCrit framework. Findings suggest their multiple racial locations exist as buffers in systems of whiteness. Their liminality leads to microaggressions and lack of engagement from their institutions where they also experienced hypodescent discourse, colorism, race questioning, and other forms of oppression in their attempts to find sense of belonging. Implications for practice regarding multiraciality, terminology, and inclusion are provided and processed through group discussion.
Primary Contact: Pietro Sasso, [email protected]
Tuesday, March 8th
10:00-11:00AM
ACC 241
Fraternity and Sorority Life Roundtable
A roundtable discussion with peers from across the country to discuss struggles, successes and other topics related to CSI fraternity and affairs team.
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Elizabeth Cadwell, CSI Functional Area Chair, [email protected]
Reimagining Campus and Fraternity/Sorority Relations: Reflections on the #abolishgreeklife Movement
2:00PM-3:00PM
ACC 263
CSI Endorsed Program
The hashtag #abolishgreeklife on social media shows a pleathera of incidences of violence and bigotry against minoritized students and women, inclusive of physical acts of violence and sexual assault. While these discriminatory acts might be categorized on the local level and as one time events, they actually represent a self-sustained culture that has been far too ignored by the “arms-length” away approach institutions have been treating their fraternity/sorority community with. We must rethink our approach to fraternity/sorority life on campus and work to confront the systems that we have created that have shown to be ineffective in addressing these harmful behaviors to our campus communities.
Primary Contact: Aaron George, [email protected]
3:15PM-4:15PM
ACC 121-122
CSI Endorsed Program
The Haze Before Fire: Early Warning of Sorority/Fraternity Hazing
This session will explore a grounded theory qualitative study of how sorority/fraternity campus professionals and inter/national headquarters staff immediately recognize initial forms of hazing. This study used semi-structured scaled interviews to identify different definitions and warning signs of hazing. Early warning signs differed by council, culture, and gender. This session will provide a typology of early hazing behaviors, warning sign identification strategies, and implications for integration into existing prevention or harm-reduction efforts.
Primary Contact: Pietro Sasso, [email protected]
All session listed are based on the program book on 2/25/2022. Please consult the convention platform for the most up to date information. All times are listed in Central Time.
2:00PM-3:00PM
ACC 120
CSI Endorsed Program
Centering Social Class Consciousness in Sorority and Fraternity Life
Sororities and fraternities function as elite organizations. They operate as both a stereotype and reality of elitism given their exclusive nature and requirements for participation. Since there are strict social class expectations associated with sorority and/or fraternity membership, we use this session to explore how social and cultural capital assumptions impact access to and perceptions of sororities and fraternities. We conclude with strategies to facilitate class consciousness for organization members and all who serve and support sororities and fraternities.
Primary Contact: Brittany Williams, [email protected]
3:15PM-4:15PM
ACC 131
CSI Endorsed Program
Beyond Convenient Racial Buffers: Multiraciality in Sororities and Fraternities
This session explores results from a qualitative study of multiracial sorority and fraternity members using a MultiCrit framework. Findings suggest their multiple racial locations exist as buffers in systems of whiteness. Their liminality leads to microaggressions and lack of engagement from their institutions where they also experienced hypodescent discourse, colorism, race questioning, and other forms of oppression in their attempts to find sense of belonging. Implications for practice regarding multiraciality, terminology, and inclusion are provided and processed through group discussion.
Primary Contact: Pietro Sasso, [email protected]
Tuesday, March 8th
10:00-11:00AM
ACC 241
Fraternity and Sorority Life Roundtable
A roundtable discussion with peers from across the country to discuss struggles, successes and other topics related to CSI fraternity and affairs team.
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Elizabeth Cadwell, CSI Functional Area Chair, [email protected]
Reimagining Campus and Fraternity/Sorority Relations: Reflections on the #abolishgreeklife Movement
2:00PM-3:00PM
ACC 263
CSI Endorsed Program
The hashtag #abolishgreeklife on social media shows a pleathera of incidences of violence and bigotry against minoritized students and women, inclusive of physical acts of violence and sexual assault. While these discriminatory acts might be categorized on the local level and as one time events, they actually represent a self-sustained culture that has been far too ignored by the “arms-length” away approach institutions have been treating their fraternity/sorority community with. We must rethink our approach to fraternity/sorority life on campus and work to confront the systems that we have created that have shown to be ineffective in addressing these harmful behaviors to our campus communities.
Primary Contact: Aaron George, [email protected]
3:15PM-4:15PM
ACC 121-122
CSI Endorsed Program
The Haze Before Fire: Early Warning of Sorority/Fraternity Hazing
This session will explore a grounded theory qualitative study of how sorority/fraternity campus professionals and inter/national headquarters staff immediately recognize initial forms of hazing. This study used semi-structured scaled interviews to identify different definitions and warning signs of hazing. Early warning signs differed by council, culture, and gender. This session will provide a typology of early hazing behaviors, warning sign identification strategies, and implications for integration into existing prevention or harm-reduction efforts.
Primary Contact: Pietro Sasso, [email protected]
All session listed are based on the program book on 2/25/2022. Please consult the convention platform for the most up to date information. All times are listed in Central Time.