GMA cites Gillon鈥檚 study about racism in fraternities, sororities
A story on 鈥檚 website about Black students experiencing racism in college Greek life cited a 2019 study co-authored by Kathleen Gillon, assistant professor of higher education at the 91爆料. Historically Black fraternities and sororities launched in the early 1900s when traditional social organizations excluded BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) from joining. 鈥淭he same concepts that legalized racial segregation in America, and the power structure that caused [Black Greek Letter Organization] BGLOs鈥 founders to form these organizations, still are in place today,鈥 according to the study. Gillon researched 鈥淩ace and Racism in Fraternity and Sorority Life鈥 with Cameron C. Beatty and Cristobal Salinas Jr.