Final Clubs
The University's 'Bedrock'
The College's controversial social group policy has awoken a historically formidable contingent: the Faculty.
The Graduating Class of 2017, By the Numbers
This week, the Harvard College Class of 2017 will enter a world still divided over November’s presidential election and, overwhelmingly, begin their post-graduate lives deeply pessimistic about the direction the country is headed.
Fox Undergraduates Reverse Support for Co-Ed Membership in Non-Binding Vote
In a reversal of longstanding support for co-ed membership, undergraduate members of the Fox Club voted against allowing women to be elected into the final club this fall.
Alternative Punch Events for the 21st Century Final Club
Apparently, the Delphic Club ordered strippers for a punch event back in 2010. In case they're looking for more PG13 punch event activities, we've got three that are bound to keep the party roaring.
Delphic Club Members Hired Strippers for 2010 Punch Event
Graduate members of the Delphic Club hired strippers to entertain a handful of undergraduates at an October 2010 punch event held in a graduate’s Boston apartment.
Sanctions May Be ‘Interim Step’ in Broader Effort, Faust Says
"It might turn out to be an interim step if we felt that the policy had not succeeded in addressing the concerns about exclusion and hierarchy," Faust said.
FM Imagines: Superhero Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging
Our friendly neighborhood dean rests at his desk, tired from walking a mile in the shoes of his valiant friends and vanquished foes. Suddenly, a bright light spills into his room.
Smith Says College Isn’t Asking for Oath in Sanctions Enforcement
FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said he does not believe the College’s new social group policy requires an oath pledging a student is not a member of a final club or Greek organization.
Faculty Again Clash on Social Group Sanctions
Professors again clashed with administrators over the College’s proposed plan for enforcing penalties on members of single-gender social organizations.
Alpha Epsilon Pi to Go Gender Neutral
Members of the Harvard chapter of national fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi will disaffiliate from the organization and form a new, gender neutral social group
As College Brings Social Life to Houses, Single-Gender Groups Tag Along
As Harvard aims to reinvigorate social life in undergraduate Houses, the very off-campus groups whose influence the College hopes to minimize have started taking advantage of the relaxed rules for hosting events in common spaces.
During Sanctions Review, OSL Administrators Meeting With Social Group Leaders
“We continue to have individual conversations—and doors open—to all the groups that have been, to this point, USGSOs."
FM Imagines: Chaucer Night at the Quabot Club
“Not to worry, my friends. As is longstanding Quabot Club tradition, all new inductees must read from ‘The Canterbury Tales’ to prove their worth. Or not. Whatever.”
Faculty Social Group Policy Committee to Add Members
The composition of a faculty committee tasked with examining a controversial College policy on social groups is still in flux, according to Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith.
Former College Dean Blasts Social Group Policy Report
Former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 called some of the new single-gender social group recommendations “quite repellent” in a post on his personal blog.
Honor Council Members Weigh New Role Enforcing Social Group Penalties
Members of the Honor Council are weighing how to take on their newly proposed role enforcing the College’s social group penalties, with some calling the added responsibility unwelcome.
Khurana to Co-Chair Committee Reevaluating Social Group Policy
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana will lead the faculty committee tasked with reevaluating the single-gender social group policy he originally spearheaded.
Social Group Recommendations Met With Skepticism, Praise
Harvard affiliates greeted the new recommendations for the College's penalties on members of single-gender social groups with both skepticism and praise.
With New Name, Sab Club Elects First Class of Men
The formerly all-female Sablière Society has inducted a group of 14 men into their ranks this weekend, according to undergraduate president Lulu S. Chua-Rubenfeld ’18.
Committee Recommends Honor Council Help Enforce Social Group Penalties
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana has tasked the Honor Council with enforcing the College’s historic penalties on members of single-gender social groups.
Harry Lewis To Retire After 46 Years
After this semester, computer science professor and former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 will teach only two more semesters before he officially retires on July 1, 2020.