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Nonetheless, the statements were not enough to dilute the accumulated cynicism about Harvard's lackadaisacal attention to women's concerns. The high incidence of sexual harassment and the Pi Eta newsletter are symptoms of the same disease--sexism. And it is hard for many women here not to be discouraged by its manifestation this year, especially in light of--despite some progress over the past several years--Harvard's laughable percentage of female professors and administrators...
...failure to act decisively to condemn the law students who refused to allow members of the audience to question a representative of the P.L.O. recently. Bok did not condemn Kenyatta, even though the Law School incident came shortly after he had heaped abuse on the members of the Pi Eta Club for their sexist newsletter. The Pi Eta's actions were no doubt despicable--if not a little foolish--but were Kenyatta's any less...
...annual protests divestiture and "Take Back the Night" marches continue-al-belt with a more less fervor. But not all are so habitual. This year, for example, students took to the street spontaneously to protests the U.S. invasion of Grenada and closer to home: the newsletter of the Pi Eta Speakers Club, which used violent and degrading imagery to describe women...
Debate on the College's all-male clubs was first sparked by an incident at the Pi Eta Speakers' Club fall initiation. During the course of the ceremonies, 10 new members became so intoxicated they had to taken to University Health Services (UHS). Five of the members were held overnight at UHS because of excessive alcohol consumption. Commenting on the cases, Dr. William S. Kaden '56 said at the time. "It was a bit more than too much to drink. I mean, one can die of too much alcohol consumption...
...request of Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, the club's alumni board shut down the club temporarily following the incident while the College reviewed the matter. The club reopened a month later and Pi Eta officers subsequently agreed to proposals by Epps that some of the club's alumni supervise future initiations. But not before the incident had raised questions about both the nature of the clubs, and the extent of the College's jurisdiction over them...