Sororities
Pro-Greek Life PAC Fights Against Sanctions, Adds Porcellian Grad to Board of Directors
A pro-Greek life political action committee is pushing for legislation that could imperil Harvard’s social group sanctions and has added a final club member to its board of directors.
As Sanctions Take Effect, Sorority Interest Halves
Approximately 100 students registered to attend the first sorority recruitment event this semester, marking a significant drop from previous years.
Sororities Support Harvard Chapters’ Defiance of Sanctions
Members and alumni of sororities across the nation took to social media Tuesday to offer support for Harvard sororities’ planned defiance of the College’s sanctions.
Kappa Kappa Gamma Now Gender-Neutral Club 'The Fleur-de-Lis'
Kappa Kappa Gamma—the third sorority to come to Harvard—is the first campus sorority to go co-ed since the College announced its social group penalties in May 2016.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Harvard's Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter has a location on Church St. in Harvard Square.
Faust Unveils Sanctions Decision to Muted Faculty Response
Ultimately, a proposal on advanced standing drew more argument at Tuesday’s meeting than the fate of the College’s unprecedented penalties against single-gender groups.
Faculty to Vote on Howell Motion, Discuss Changes to Advanced Standing
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will likely vote on a final motion associated with the College’s controversial social group policy at their monthly meeting Tuesday.
On Social Group Policy Decision, Faust Bides Time
University President Drew G. Faust may wait until December or later to make a final decision on the future of the College’s social group policy.
Faculty Likely to Vote on Lewis Motion Tuesday
In a move that could further complicate the future of Harvard’s social group policy, faculty are scheduled to vote on a motion opposing the sanctions this Tuesday—more than a year after the policy first ignited boisterous faculty debate.
Diversity Dean Says He Will Not Be Involved With Sanctions
Unlike his predecessor, Harvard’s new associate dean for diversity and inclusion Roland S. Davis will not help develop or negotiate the College’s year-old sanctions on members of single-gender campus social groups.
Faculty Hotly Debate Social Policy Motions, Report
At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ monthly meeting Tuesday, professors did not mince words describing Harvard’s unrecognized social organizations.
A Stand Against Exclusivity
Given the serious influence of final clubs on the social life of Harvard undergraduates, we see the faculty committee’s new recommendation to ban exclusionary social organizations, despite co-ed status, as necessary.
Kappa Kappa Gamma May Close in Response to Sanctions
Harvard’s chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority could shut down if the College goes through with its sanctions penalizing members in single-gender social groups.
Harvard’s Social Group Policy, Explained
Confused about Harvard's social group policy? Here's a brief guide.
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.
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.
National Fraternity CEO Denounces College Policy
The president of a national umbrella group for several Harvard fraternities condemned Wednesday the College's decision to be more lenient with all-female groups.
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.
All-Female Social Groups May Keep ‘Gender Focus’ for at Least Three Years
All-female final clubs and sororities will be allowed to retain their “gender focus” for the next few years—and potentially beyond that period.
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.”
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.