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Key Events in Harvard’s Social Groups Sanctions Policy

July 13, 2017
A faculty committee has recommended that the College completely forbid students from joining “fraternities, sororities, and similar organizations”. Here’s The Crimson’s coverage of how the sanctions policy has changed over the past year.

By Crimson News Staff

Harvard University President Drew G. Faust
May 6, 2016
In Historic Move, Harvard to Penalize Final Clubs, Greek Organizations
Starting with the Class of 2021, undergraduate members of unrecognized single-gender social organizations will be banned from holding athletic team captaincies and leadership positions in all recognized student groups. They will also be ineligible for College endorsement for top fellowships like the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
By C. Ramsey Fahs
A Recurring Fight
May 10, 2016
Hundreds of Women Protest Harvard Sanctions
Continuing to mount pressure on administrators, over 200 women rallied in front of Massachusetts Hall Monday against a new Harvard policy that will bar members of unrecognized single-gender social organizations from holding leadership positions in official clubs and receiving top fellowships.
By C. Ramsey Fahs
University Hall
May 26, 2016
Faculty Draft Motion Against Final Club Sanctions
Twelve professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences submitted a motion Monday resolving that “Harvard College shall not discriminate against students on the basis of organizations they join,” a proposal that if passed would stand in opposition to the College's sanctions against students involved in final clubs or Greek life.
By C. Ramsey Fahs
Dean Khurana Holds Town Hall
November 1, 2016
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.
By Graham W. Bishai and Brittany N. Ellis
Faculty Meeting
December 7, 2016
After Tense Meeting, Sanctions Motion Tabled Until 2017
​A motion to oppose a College policy that penalizes members of final clubs and Greek organizations remains in limbo after a tense Faculty meeting Tuesday was adjourned without the expected vote.
By C. Ramsey Fahs, Melissa C. Rodman, and Daphne C. Thompson
Dean Khurana
January 26, 2017
Social Organizations Sanctions Could Be ‘Revised or Replaced’
The College’s historic policy penalizing members of single gender social organizations could be “revised or replaced," Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana announced Wednesday.
By Graham W. Bishai, Claire E. Parker, and Leah S. Yared
Fly Club
March 6, 2017
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.
By Hannah Natanson and Derek G. Xiao
Dean Khurana Holds Town Hall
March 8, 2017
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.
By Joshua J. Florence and Mia C. Karr
Fly Club
July 13, 2017
Faculty Committee Recommends Social Groups Be 'Phased Out'
A faculty committee has recommended that the College completely forbid students from joining “fraternities, sororities, and similar organizations” and replace existing penalties for members of the social groups that are set to go into place in the fall.
By Hannah Natanson and Derek G. Xiao
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