(THE COLLEGE FIX) — A group at Yale plans to lobby the college administration to impose sanctions against campus fraternities — because they won’t allow women and “non-binary” students to become members.
Engender, a group created “to advocate for a more inclusive social environment on campus,” had worked out an arrangement last month with the frat Sigma Phi Epsilon to allow non-males to rush. However, SigEp refused membership to them — all women — citing “national regulations.”
The Yale Daily News reports that Engender co-director Will McGrew said his group will use of Title IX and “Yale’s policies on gender discrimination” to make its case.
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