Burning Sands: True Story About Pledging

In 2008, a new movie called "Burning Sands" will be coming out about the true story of five friends who are pledging into a fraternity. The theme of this upcoming movie will be whether this ship will be able to handle the torture and challenges outweighing the upcoming brotherhood. Depending on who you ask, the term crossing of the "burning sands" loosely means to pass a threshold or overcome obstacles with the assistance of those you are with who helped you through a trying period. "Burning Sands" will star actors such as Diana Ross' son, Evan Ross, comedian Brandon T. Jackson, Terrance Howard, and Samuel L. Jackson.

There have been other movies that showcased fictional Black Greek organizations for Hollywood's eyes. "School Daze" explored the issues within the Black community about light skin versus dark skin, a little bit of hazing, and Black Greek rivalries. The movie did not, however, speak about brotherhood or the positive things that BGOs do, such as donating to charities and volunteering for various political and social events to help the community. "Stomp the Yard" does explore brotherhood briefly, but it focuses more on a young, black man's troubles with the law while he's in college, family problems, and then of course, stepping. "Stomp the Yard" only had one scene in which hazing become a topic, and that was when Columbus Short's character, Deejay, struggled to sit down during a study meeting with Meghan Good's character, April. In the movie "Drumline," Jason Weaver's character, Ernest, is humorously seen shoving a burger and fries down as he scurries off to a pledge meeting with Kay Kay Psi, a fictional marching band fraternity. Viewers don't see much about Black Greek life in this one, besides a short stepping scene that turns into a kissing scene. I've been to many step shows, and never got aroused from watching someone step, but hey, the "Drumline" scene was hot anyway. I loved all three movies, but none of them really gave a well-rounded view of the whole Black Greek life experience. Even from a nonGreek perspective, I could catch on to that, so I know Black Greek fraternities and sororities do too.