Word: pi
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Like drinks at the Pi...
...hate to be cynical, but I think Mr. Patullo is just adopting whatever argument best fits his own narrow world view. In 1982 he wasn't talking about male clubs and institutional sexism, he was speaking against homosexuality Today he supports the right of the Pi Eta to reduce women to animals because, he asks, "is it desirable to make all those ho think such thought feel guilt, a "we see exclusive homosexuality as a disability and believe that society should be structured to encourage heterosexual development." Mr. Patullo wants the Pi to party without guilt, but thinks gay people...
Finally, I cannot resist a word in defense of the dirty-minded men of Pi Eta. Once made public, their words and thoughts must be condemned. But does anyone doubt that such thoughts will recur in young male minds? (And--equity demands--that complementary thoughts may occur in young female minds?) It is desirable to try to make all who think such thoughts feel guilt, a dangerous emotion? Surely, no one proposes action to prevent students from privately discussing such things? Did not the real fault in that incident lie with those who, stumbling accidently on what was clearly...
...looking for business in a bar frequented by Americans, but the women is mistaken for a prostitute. Unable to explain what he really wants and afraid of Yankee cuckoldry, the hapless Italian runs out and gets every hooker in town to distract the soldiers. The result is party Pi Eta style...
...admit women. It was under the shadow of this concern that College officials began investigating the specific links to the clubs, and whether such ties did in fact constitute a violation of Title IX. The issue was further spotlighted in the spring when an edition of the Pi Eta Speakers' Club newsletter containing highly sexist language and imagery became public. Although the Pi Eta is not technically a "final club," the incident fueled arguments that all-male clubs are almost by definition sexist. The CCL passed a resolution condemning the clubs for excluding women and weighed recommending that the College...