Social Group Sanctions
Khurana Speaks Out Against Movement to Oppose Sanctions
Asked whether he is concerned by the push to oppose the penalties, Khurana said he thinks “people should respect a private institution’s ability to organize itself around its mission.”
Harvard May Demand Social Groups Submit Gender Breakdowns to Avoid Sanctions
Harvard is considering requiring gender-neutral student social groups to disclose anonymized gender breakdowns to the College in order to avoid Harvard’s sanctions, per an email obtained by The Crimson.
Faust Penned Letter to Stefanik Arguing Against Legislation that Could Imperil Sanctions
"I worry [the legislation] represents an effort by Congress to regulate student life and the shape and character of private institutions in a way that threatens to undermine that diversity of choice and experience," Faust wrote.
UC Leaders Call for More Student Involvement in Implementation of Sanctions
The UC president and vice president urged administrators to consider student voices as they implement the College's controversial sanctions.
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.
Final Clubs Have No Immediate Plans to Sue Harvard
“It’s the type of thing that you allow for the possibility but you don’t plan for its being an eventuality,” said Richard T. Porteus Jr. ’78, the graduate president of the Fly Club.
Faculty Vote to Include Sanctions in Handbook
The Faculty voted to include the College’s social group penalties in the student handbook, ending more than a year and a half of turmoil and ensuring once and for all that the controversial sanctions are here to stay.
Faculty to Discuss Adding Sanctions to Handbook
The Faculty of Arts and Science will discuss the addition of the College’s controversial social group policy to the student handbook at their monthly meeting this Tuesday.
Student Life Committee Examines Final Sanctions Plan
The Committee on Student Life met Thursday morning to discuss the College’s long-anticipated final implementation plan for its social group policy—and to begin to determine the committee’s role in evaluating that policy.
Faculty Will Vote on Adding Sanctions to Student Handbook
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote to either accept or reject the appearance of the College’s policy on single-gender social organizations in the Harvard student handbook.
Ad Board Will Enforce Sanctions Under College's Final Plan
The Administrative Board will enforce the College’s penalties on members of single-gender social groups, the College announced Thursday as part of its long-anticipated final implementation plan for its controversial social life policy.
College Cancels ‘Bridge’ Program For All-Female Social Groups
The College canceled a proposed “bridge” program that would have allowed traditionally all-female final clubs and sororities a longer period of time to go gender-neutral.
Final Club Grad Members Lobby Congress to Cancel Sanctions
The final club alumni hope to re-work the language of the law so it endangers the College’s social group penalties.
Student Groups Release Sanctions Guidelines Pre-Enforcement Plan
Some College-run advising and mentorship programs tailored to freshmen recently published guidelines outlining how they may be affected by the College’s sanctions.
Khurana Says Pudding Co-ed Move Came at ‘Right Time’
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana applauded the Hasty Pudding Theatricals for its decision to cast women starting fall 2018, noting the move came at the “right time.”
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.
Khurana Declines to Give Timeline for Final Sanctions Plan
The Office of Student Life could continue to tweak the recommendations even after staffers send the plan to students, Khurana said.
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.
Social Group Sanctions To Stay
After more than a year of turmoil—student protest, Faculty outcry over lack of involvement, multiple committee reviews, and backlash from social groups—the Harvard Corporation voted to keep the College's sanctions and put an end to the debate.