Harvard Lawsuit Update 

On Friday, Aug. 9, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) issued this message:

We are sharing some good news about the federal lawsuit against Harvard and its unfair sanctions policy that has devastated safe spaces for women such as sororities on campus. Today, the judge in the federal case denied a vast majority of Harvard's motion to dismiss. While there are additional details to discuss and consider in the days and weeks ahead, we wanted to make you aware of this news as soon as possible. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Here is the media statement the Stand Up to Harvard coalition will use with media who may write about today’s news:

"Today’s decision rightly recognizes that the lawsuit states four viable legal claims that Harvard’s Sanctions Policy discriminates on the basis of sex,” said R. Stanton Jones of Arnold & Porter, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the federal case. “The court acknowledged what is undeniably true: Harvard’s Policy is discriminatory twice-over. As the court said, the Policy ‘discriminates both on the basis of the sex of the students in the social organization and the sex of the student who associates with that organization.’ The time has come for Harvard to end this discriminatory policy and do the right thing. Harvard should stop discriminating against its students and trust them to make their own choices about who to associate with.”

Kappa Alpha Theta's claims were dismissed because we no longer have a chapter there and as such, do not have "standing." Read the full 25-page decision here. Information regarding the separate State of Massachusetts lawsuit will be released on Sept. 10. 

Theta Foundation Recognized by Foundation for Fraternal Excellence

Theta Foundation received the 2019 Award of Distinction for Best Major Gifts Development Effort presented by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence. Theta was selected out of both our fraternity and sorority peers, receiving one of only seven awards in recognition of the record-breaking Giving Tuesday effort that launched the newly named Theta Forever Fund. Though the Theta Foundation team was proud to accept this award on behalf of the organization, this recognition truly belongs to the visionary and generous donors that made this milestone possible. We can hardly wait until this year’s Giving Tuesday; save the date for Dec. 3, 2019!

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