Fraternities
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.
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.
Harvard’s Social Group Policy, Explained
Confused about Harvard's social group policy? Here's a brief guide.
Kappa Sigma to Become Gender Neutral
Harvard’s chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity has disaffiliated from its national organization and formed a new, co-ed social group called the KS.
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.
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.
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.
Faculty Meeting Agenda Set Without Lewis Motion
The agenda for Tuesday’s Faculty meeting, released Friday, includes a notable absence: a motion proposed by former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68.
All-Male Oak Club to Accept Women
The all-male Oak Club will adopt gender neutral membership practices during this spring’s recruitment process, according to the social club’s undergraduate president.
Implementation Committee on Track to Hand Khurana Recommendations in Spring
The committee tasked with implementing the College’s new policy penalizing members of single-gender final clubs and Greek organizations is on track to meet its deadline to offer Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana recommendations next semester.
Sanctions Didn’t Receive Proper Faculty Consultation, Professors Charge
During a contentious Faculty meeting Tuesday that adjourned without an expected vote on a motion against Harvard’s unprecedented social life policy, professors offered impassioned remarks about the lack of input members of the Faculty had in shaping the sanctions.
53 Percent of Surveyed Students Oppose Single-Gender Sanctions
More than 53 percent of surveyed undergraduates hold an unfavorable view of Harvard’s policy penalizing membership in unrecognized single-gender social organizations, according to The Crimson’s recent election survey.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.