05/12/2018
As many of you may have read, ZTA is standing with NPC and IFC and standing up to Harvard. I'll try to explain what's going on the best that I can...
Harvard made the decision that members of single-sex organization would be forbidden from holding leadership positions in campus organizations, clubs, and athletic teams, could not receive letters of recommendations from Harvard staff, could not apply for certain scholarships, and a host of additional "punishments" for being members of these organizations. Sadly, these policies had a huge and negative impact on the sororities and fraternities at Harvard and all have closed their chapters. This type of discrimination is simply unacceptable. So, lawsuits were filed by two former chapter leaders, NPC, and IFC to stand up to Harvard's policies. I'd ask that you stand with ZTA and stand up to Harvard as well. Here is the link to more information, including an online petition that I encourage you to sign. Please help draw as much attention to this cause as possible by using the on your social media posts, update the frame on your profile picture, encourage as many as you can to get involved, and share your story of the benefits you've received as a member of a single-sex Greek organization.
https://www.standuptoharvard.org/
Please let me know of any questions you may have. Thank you!
Before Harvard announced sanctions that punish students in single-sex social organizations, one in four undergraduates belonged to sororities, fraternities or all-women’s or all-men’s final clubs—opportunities protected by Title IX and the First Amendment. Starting this fall, members of those ...