The fear that has swept the country in the aftermath of last week’s terrorist attacks has infiltrated several Harvard ethnic and religious groups.

The boards of Hillel, the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS) and the South Asian Association (SAA) have met in the past week to discuss their members’ safety in light of the recent events.

During Rosh Hashana this week, Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) Officers are standing by at the Business School, Hillel and Memorial Church, where services are being held to celebrate the new year.

Students are asked to show their ID cards, but worshippers will not be kept out if they do not have ID, according to Hillel Chair Benjamin Z. Galper ’02.

Since last Wednesday, Hillel has hired HUPD officers to guard the building 24 hours a day.

Galper characterized this added security as precautionary.

Hillel’s board will meet later this week to decide whether to maintain the extra police presence.

“There’s no reason to think there’s any threat,” Galper said. “We thought we would just take some security measures to make people feel more safe.”