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...their heyday, fraternities exercised major presence in Harvard's social life as progenitors to today's final clubs. A century before Lisa J. Schkolnick '88 filed her complaint against the Fly Club, that club was an affiliate of the national Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, which also spawned the A.D. Club...
...Since Schkolnick's complaint against the Fly Club was filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in December, the nine clubs have become the focus of a debate over the role of single-sex institutions at Harvard. Schkolnick's case has made prominent the defects in Harvard social life, many students say. They say that the houses do not provide enough activities to satisfy them, and they need to seek an alternative. Until now, the primary alternative has been the final clubs...
...final clubs aren't official either, but they do very well," says Schkolnick. And Alisa-Joy Land '91, who is trying to start a Harvard sorority, says her group is "not at all trying to go against school policy," although she says the University is not likely to recognize her group...
These students point out that the clubs are not only sexist, but also socially and financially elitist in that they select members through the closed "punch" system, give preference to children of alumni, and charge dues which not everyone can afford to pay. Since Schkolnick's complaint leaves these forms of elitism intact, many students don't think it deserves their support...
...other groups which have suffered from discrimination in this country. Imagine the outcry if final club members were to urge us to understand why white people want to be in a club with only whites and that Blacks should build their own clubs--as people have argued with women. Schkolnick's strike against the clubs' gender elitism must be recognized as a forceful blow in a battle to destroy the clubs' overall elitism...