Fraternity comes from the Latin word ‘frater’ meaning brother, signifying not only a men’s group, but also the primary meaning of these organizations. And while specific organizations derive their Greek letters from secret meanings or mottos, making each letter unique and special to its fratern...
At some universities Greek-letter societies are the nucleus of campus political and social life, while at others fraternities and sororities are barely tolerated or barred altogether. During the student unrest of the late 1960s, criticism of such societies was especially widespread, and many were ...