Now I'm confused. I've heard people state that the author slants/gives favor to his wife's organization (Delta Sigma Theta), AND I've heard folks say he did so with his fraternity's "sister" organization (Alpha Kappa Alpha). Are people thinking that his wife is an AKA, or are people putting forth two different statements?
I found the book useful as a general guide and overview of history. Though my organization is one of those that the author allegedly slants toward/gives favor to, I enjoyed learning much about other organizations, as I didn't expect to learn much about my own from this account. Apart from the "who got more pages/space?" arguement, if there are typos and mistakes, I find that inexcusable. Scholarship and precision are precepts taught to us in our journeys toward initiation in our respective organizations, and I expect better of Mr. Ross.
DG
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Spring, 1990
P.S. I would have enjoyed seeing more varied archival materials and photos. Perhaps the various orgs.' national offices didn't want to give permission to reprint such material, because I'm positive these offices MUST have some great archives.
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