Word: social
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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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...
...several of those fraternities are making a comeback, saying they want to reestablish a presence in Harvard's social life. But this time that presence will be without any links to the clubs. Encouraged by charges that the clubs are exclusive and detrimental to mainstream social life, the fraternities are seeking to sell themselves as friendly alternatives...
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...
Land's sorority might be the first in Harvard history, but many fraternities used to have chapters here. These fraternities became obsolete after the creation of the house system, which was designed to assume the social functions of the fraternities. The Faculty voted in the early part of the century ban fraternities, many of which became final or waiting clubs, says Epps...
...success of the efforts to establish fraternities and sororities at Harvard, members agree, is students. Both groups believe they can contribute to the social atmosphere and believe they can attract the interest of students. Zeta Psi will soon initiate its score of members and hopes to increase the size next year. And A.D. Phi members believe that Harvard students want the kind of outlet that the coed literary group can provide...