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...long-awaited step in the right direction, four of Harvard's eight male-only final clubs--the A.D., the Owl, the Delphic and the Phoenix--have announced they have adopted policies which severely restrict building access to non-club members. The graduate boards who made the decisions were most likely acting out of self-interest, protecting themselves from legal liabilities. Nevertheless, the move is also in the best interests of the entire Harvard community...
...rightly rejected. They are socially elitist, akin to the exclusive rich, old boys' clubs of days past. As the clubs are male-only and often create an uncomfortable environment for female guests (who, admittedly, enter the clubs of their own free will), they are sexist. One part of the Owl's new policy, which stipulates that at least one of a member's two guests must be female, is another example of that sexism. The College has chosen not to recognize final clubs because of their male-only status...
...recognizes it or not, final clubs have increasingly become centerpieces in our campus social scene. And so, not surprisingly, many students--members and non-members alike--have criticized the clubs' recent decisions because they limit social options on campus. "The purpose of the club is another social outlet," said Owl member Benjamin M. Green...
...Although it did play a role, that was not the only reason," said Owl member Brian F. Shaughnessy...
...their meeting, members of the Fox decided they would not have to change their rules on guest access, reasoning that their current policies were different than those previously followed by the A.D., Delphic and Owl clubs...