Word: eta
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April 1988, a woman claimed that she was raped at the Pi Eta by a guest of a club member. She later sued the club, charging that it failed to supervise its guests and had an atmosphere which led to abuse of women. The case was settled out of court earlier this month...
...November 1989, Cambridge police arrested three men following a brawl at the Pi Eta Club's entrance. None of the three were Harvard students. A club official said that "no one from the club really got involved...
...Last April, Cambridge police were called to the Pi Eta club three times in one weekend. One caller reported seeing a number of naked men standing in a window. Others complained of rowdiness. Within days, the Pi's alumni board closed the club. Graduate Board President Stephen P. Endlar '56 said the closing was to allow for needed renovations, but other members said it was prompted by the numerous complaints against the club. Some members of the club said they were wearing black armbands to protest the closure...
Parties on the first weekend after spring break are notoriously wild, and the Pi Eta Speakers Club's Saturday night bash was no exception. Music blared out the windows. Women streamed in, as many as a dozen at a time. Most were from all-female colleges, but a handful were from Harvard...
Club members interviewed outside the late-night bash echoed several points. The club has gotten a bad reputation as a result of inaccurate media coverage, they said. They also claimed that people look down on Pi Eta because it is not one of the nine "true" final clubs...