Sororities
Marks Of Protest
Protesters rally against Harvard's recent decision to sanction unrecognized single-gender organizations with signs Monday afternoon.
Displaying Dissent
Supporters of single-gender organizations hang a Hear Her Harvard sign on Massachusetts Hall.
A Gathering Crowd
Days after the sanctions' debut in 2016, scores of sorority and female final club members protested outside the president's office. Two years and three months later, every one of Harvard's all-female groups has agreed to go co-ed.
Sorority, Club Women Denounce New Policy on Facebook
Dozens of undergraduate women involved in sororities and female final clubs are taking to social media to defend their organizations and criticize a new Harvard policy that will penalize involvement in all unrecognized single-gender social groups.
Harvard Looks to Yale on Social Life
As discussions around House life, party space, and social clubs have reached a fever pitch this year, Yale has emerged as a potential model in the College’s efforts to recenter social life in the Houses and on campus.
280 Women Rush Sororities, Expanding Campus Greek Life
Following the recent trend of a growing Greek presence on campus, 280 women signed up for sorority recruitment this year, matching the record large cohort last spring that sought entrance to one of Harvard’s four sorority chapters.
The Other Side of Mt. Auburn Street
The College says no to recognizing final clubs and fraternities, but some social organizations with similar practices are on the books.
Students Discuss Campus Social Life In Off-Record Meeting
Dozens of undergraduates piled into Winthrop House Junior Common Room on Monday for a nearly two hour-long discussion about exclusivity in social spaces at the College.
Unrecognized but Engaged
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana says he wants to encourage undergraduates to rethink the ways in which their social organizations may be exclusive, but some worry that the College's stance on final clubs and similar groups is at best futile and at worst counterproductive.
Anchors Aweigh!
New members of sorority Delta Gamma await outside the Sheraton Commander Hotel for pairing instructions.
Sororities Extend Bids to Record 215 Women
Harvard sororities hold "bid day" despite snow, extending bids to 215 women.
Cool "Kiting" Thetas
Members of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta outside of the Sheraton Commander Hotel as new members of their sororities exit the hotel after receiving their bids.
Waiting for new Deltas
Older members of sorority Delta Gamma wait outside the Sheraton Commander Hotel Tuesday afternoon while the new members receive their bids inside.
Delta Gamma's Delta
Members of sorority Delta Gamma gathered around a "Delta" sign outside of the Sheraton Commander Tuesday afternoon after the new members received their bids.
Delta Gamma Excited
Members of sorority Delta Gamma are excited to greet their new members outside of the Sheraton Commander Hotel Tuesday afternoon after the new members received their bids.
Alpha Phi
Members of sorority Alpha Phi await outside the Sheraton Commander Hotel to welcome the new members after getting their bids.
Record 280 Women Enter Shortened Rush
A record 280 women will seek entrance to Harvard’s four sorority chapters in a redesigned, shorter rush process starting Thursday.
Greek Life Timeline
Though Final Clubs, fraternities, and sororities are long-standing staples of the Harvard social scene, their presence is anything but static. Last year, sorority Alpha Phi set down its roots in Cambridge, while fraternity Kappa Sigma reinstated its Harvard chapter last week after an eighty-year hiatus. FM digs into the archives to create a chronology of Harvard’s dynamic Greek life.
Record Number of Women Rush Sororities
After taking a slight dip for the past two years, the number of women who signed up for sorority rush this year hit a record high of 272. About half of those women ultimately were offered a bid to one of the four sororities.
Harvard's Newest Sorority Seeks To Enter the Harvard Social Scene
With an inaugural group of 46 women, Harvard’s newest sorority Alpha Phi has sought to transition into the Harvard social scene in recent weeks.
Sororities Extend Bids to 174 Women
174 pairs of hands rushed to tear open envelopes containing cards revealing the identity of their new sisters. The women shrieked with excitement as they ran to locate their sororities.