Others maintain that there is distinction between Pi Eta and the final clubs.

“It never was a final club and it never held it self out to be one,” said Rev. Douglas W. Sears ’69, an alumnus of the Fox club and former executive director of the graduate board Inter-Club Council.

Another publicity effort—sponsored solely by Perspective—singled out Pi Eta in its message against all final clubs.

Fliers posted in the Yard and throughout campus this weekend were headlined “Boycott Final Clubs!” in all cap letters and featured an excerpt from a 1984 newsletter written to Pi Eta members.

“Pi Eta advertised to its members the ‘Amazing pounding of private parts some poor suspecting fat load is going to take this Saturday by your huge and erect penis,’” read part of the flier.

The fliers had not been approved by the College administration in accordance with standard practice.

She said national statistics regarding fraternities and university-related rapes, which the pamphlet reports, can also be applied to Harvard’s final clubs and that she wanted to warn pre-frosh.

“They were suppose to be shocking, and disgusting and they were suppose to keep pre-frosh out of final clubs,” Neuhaus-Follini said.

Sears said he shares Perspective’s stance that women should not be included or even attend final clubs.

“I really hope women stay away from final clubs because they aren’t suppose to be places where women congregate,” he said.

The final club president said he would not mind if people boycotted his club.

“Boycott us, please do,” he said. “It’s not fun for me when a lot of random people who don’t know anyone in the club show up at my door. It’s not an open party—it’s for the friends of people in the club.”

Reactions to Fliers

Neuhaus-Follini said she has gotten mixed reactions to Perspectives’ posters—some people thanked her, and a pre-frosh told her she was not going to go to a final club. But Neuhaus-Follini also said she saw men taking down the fliers.

Some pre-frosh said they found the fliers confusing.