Final Clubs
UC Leaders Support Social Organization Sanctions at Faculty Meeting
Harvard Undergraduate Council President Shaiba Rather ’17 and Vice President Daniel V. Banks ’17 voiced support for the College’s historic sanctions on members of single-gender social organizations at Tuesday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Members Appointed to Social Policy Implementation Committee
Twenty Harvard undergraduates, including at least one athlete and members of final clubs and Greek organizations, will serve on a committee tasked with recommending how to implement a new College policy.
National Constitution Center President Plans Debate on Social Club Sanctions
The event would explore “the constitutional issues raised by sanctions on single-gender clubs and fraternities.”
Faculty Will Discuss Motion Opposing Sanctions
Tuesday marks the first time that the full Faculty of Arts and Sciences will discuss a motion opposing the College’s controversial policy on unrecognized single-gender social organizations.
Scrutinizing Sanctions
The Harvard Political Union hosted a debate Monday night on the effects of the University's sanctions on single-gender organizations.
Undergrads Debate Final Club, Greek Life Sanctions
Four undergraduates debated Harvard’s new policy penalizing members of single-gender social organizations at a debate hosted by the Harvard Political Union Monday night.
At Town Hall, Harsh Questioning of Social Club Sanctions
In a spirited but civil meeting, administrators fielded 90 minutes of questions and comments, most of them critical, on the College’s new policy.
Final Clubs, Greek Orgs. Remain Waiting on Faculty Motion
Following the delay on discussion of a Faculty motion that could spell trouble for a new College policy, Harvard’s single-gender final clubs have settled into a familiar activity: playing the waiting game.
For Second Year, Faust Funds College Social Life
She may not be paying a $5 cover charge at the door, but University President Drew G. Faust is funding undergraduate social events for the second year in a row.
Faculty Will Not Discuss Final Club Motion at Tuesday’s Meeting
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will wait another month to discuss a motion opposing the College’s policy penalizing members of unrecognized single gender social organizations, according to computer science professor Harry R. Lewis '68.
UC Leaders Present to Faculty Council on Final Club, Greek Org. Sanctions
Undergraduate Council President Shaiba Rather ’17 and Vice President Daniel V. Banks ’17 fielded questions about campus discussions regarding final clubs and Greek organizations.
Khurana Announces Single Gender Policy Enforcement Committee
The committee tasked with implementing the College’s new policy penalizing unrecognized single-gender social groups will craft regulations that could pave the way for a formal relationship between Harvard and private student organizations that do have gender-neutral membership.
In Porcellian Punch, A Loose Interpretation of ‘Open’
A sophomore hopeful of joining the Porcellian might have expected some big changes to the club’s punch process this year. But invitations did not indicate the process this year was open.
Lewis Sharpens Critique of Single-Gender Policy
Former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 is becoming increasingly vocal in his opposition to the College’s new policy that will penalize student involvement in single-gender social organizations.
Women’s Groups Plan [BLANK] Party to Fill Gap in Social Scene
With the goal of providing an evening free from the pressures of social labels, various women’s groups at the College are organizing the second [BLANK] party for undergraduates, aiming this year at a larger turnout and a later end time.
Faculty Council Discusses Final Club, Greek Org. Sanctions
Members of the Faculty Council discussed single-gender social organizations at their first two meetings of the semester in preparation for a likely Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote on whether to support a new College policy penalizing the groups.
A.D. Begins First ‘Open Punch’ with Schmoozing and Soft Drinks
Scores of blazer-clad undergraduate men trickled into the ballroom of the Sheraton Commander hotel on Tuesday evening for the all-male A.D. Club’s first ever “open punch” event.
A.D. Club Punch
Students walk into the Sheraton Commander before the first punch event for the A.D. Club on Tuesday night.
In the Face of Sanctions, Fly Retains Legal Counsel
The legal team, with Cambridge attorney Harvey A. Silverglate the most prominent among them, has a long history of advising Harvard undergraduates who face disciplinary action from the College.
Owl Club To Host ‘Open Punch’
This semester, the all-male Owl Club will, for the first time in its history, hold a punch process “open to all sophomore males,” and by invitation for junior and senior males, according to Owl undergraduate president Kevin D. Rex ’17.
With Stumbles, Final Clubs Prep For Unique ‘Punch’ Season
The A.D.’s apparent gaff underscores—albeit humorously—many of the questions surrounding final clubs and gender in one of the last fall recruitment, or “punch,” seasons before a new College policy begins to penalize single-gender clubs.
Sab To Go Gender Neutral Next Fall, Host Open Punch
The currently all-female Sablière society has committed to going gender neutral by next fall, according to graduate board president Ariel Stoddard ’10.
Committee Set to Consider Motion Against Social Org. Sanctions
The Faculty Council’s newly-elected docket committee is set to consider a motion filed last spring that some professors believe could prevent College sanctions against members of single-gender social organizations from taking effect.