![]() “If the brand itself is incurred through another act of violence, then we have an assault policy but not a branding policy,” Bachenheimer said.Ī voluntary practice Lyles said the tradition started in National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities around the 1960s, though it developed at different fraternities across the country parallel to one another. Though there is no official UNC policy, if branding is a part of hazing, it is dealt with in a different capacity. “While we may have concerns about branding, particularly the process which can lead to other problems, we can only educate people about branding,” Bachenheimer said. “Typically branding doesn’t happen until one is initiated, but historically it is not a part of hazing.” He said the administration is aware of branding in UNC Greek life, but because it is a voluntary practice, there are no official policies against it. “In that instance there was nothing to handle,” he said. "Although, historically, there have been students at UNC that have been branded, it is not something Bachenheimer, director of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Community Involvement at UNC, and his department encounter often. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the producer and publisher of this video on YouTube.īRANDING IN HISTORICALLY BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS And especially if branding is done by someone who knows what he or she is doing, and the person branded follows takes care after his or her branding to prevent infection and other post-branding consequences.) That said, to each his or her own (especially if it is done outside of hazing-which has been illegal for some time in Divine 9 organizations. I don't think that branding has ever been a custom in that sorority, and if it had been a custom when I was active with that organization (in the late 1960s-a loooong time ago), I probably would have opted out of that choice. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a member of a historically Black Greek letter sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc), although I've been inactive in that organization for decades. ![]() And those who do know about this custom, don't appear to be aware of the reasons people who are branded have given for getting a brand. One of my take away from reading these comments (and noting the photographs of some of the commenters) is that a number of Black commenters (as well as non-Black commenters) don't know about the custom in some BGLOs (especially the fraternities) of branding. One brand is usually on their chest near their heart, and/or on their forearm. is particularly known for many of its members having one or more brands. It has always been very rare for members of some BGLOs (particularly some sororities) to have brands. However, that custom has always been much more common in certain BGLOs. fraternities and sororities) may also have organizational brands. Members of PWI (predominately White institutions i.e. or members of other historically Black Greek letter organizations are the only fraternities or sororities to have brands. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, and cultural purposes.ĭISCLAIMER: This post is not meant to imply that members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. In addition to that video, Part I includes selected comments from that video's discussion thread that documents critical comments and rebuttals about Black people joining Greek letter fraternities and sororities. Part II also includes some commentary about the Que marching that is shown in the video which is featured in this post.Part II provides some information about the custom of branding that occurs in some historically Black Greek fraternities and sororities.Ĭlick for Part I of this series. and in some other historically Black Greek letter organizations. In addition to that video, Part II also includes selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to the customs of branding and the custom of mean mugging in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. ![]() This is Part II of two pancocojams series that showcaseS a 2008 video of members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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