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...clubs have begun to assert their presence on the social scene, some presenting themselves as community-building alternatives to the male clubs, and others as their female counterparts. They stress the benefits of single-sex solidarity when it comes to navigating life at and post-Harvard. The Seneca, named for the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, says its mission for women’s life at Harvard extends beyond partying. The group’s website says that the money and support that final clubs have gives men an opportunity that women lack, one that their club is trying to provide...
This gives the Seneca a campus reputation of “feminism lite”—a group that exists “to make the Harvard experience more rewarding for undergraduate women”—without offending undergraduate men. The Seneca also steers clear of the word “feminist” in its official capacity. “The Seneca’s membership represents extremely diverse personalities and opinions,” writes new Seneca President Shilla Kim-Parker ’04 in an e-mail. “It would...
Despite these issues, the Seneca has been a gateway to more overtly feminist activity. For example, both Johnson and Tavel found their way into their RUS and CASV activism through Seneca events and speakers...
...thinking, if religious groups can prevent non-believers from being officers, it is a small and reasonable step toward allowing ethnic organizations to bar those of other ethnicities from their leadership. And if that’s the case, why should organizations like the Fly or the Seneca be barred from College recognition for discriminating on the basis of sex? Perhaps the CCL thinks HRCF is a special case because its discrimination is a matter of religious faith. Note to final clubs: If I were you, I would have one of your members become ordained as a minister online...
...environment at Harvard has even been pointed to as a breeding ground for female-female competition of the exact type that Brandt emphasizes in her argument. When 19 girls founded the Seneca in 1999, they saw these competitive tendencies—and the problems they created—as one the key problems in the Harvard community. “One goal [of the Seneca] is that we want to create a support system for women and really get to know each other in non-competitive setting,” a hopeful Alexandra B. Seru...