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Because the Harvard chapter has considerable religious diversity, the “God clause?? has been a controversial issue for the brothers here. “We pride ourselves on having members of different talents, temperaments and convictions,” says president Jared M. Slade ’03. Slade says his pledge class included Catholics, Buddhists, Mormons, atheists and members of various Protestant denominations...
Slade says he is optimistic about the chances for reform within the fraternity. One Harvard member who graduated last year appealed directly to the international organization about the clause??s explicit wording, and the Grand Council now plans to address the issue at its next meeting. “There has been a steady pressure on the international fraternity to evolve,” Slade says. While the 147-year-old organization is not likely to change its traditions overnight, Slade says he feels the fraternity members actually benefit from the controversy. “It requires...
Furthermore, Harvard’s no strike clause is sufficiently vague that it now prevents “boycotts, picketing or any other direct or indirect interference with the University’s operations.” The clause??s wording therefore prohibits even sympathy picketing against UNICCO, a cleaning services contractor which has been involved in labor disputes around the country...