The president of the final club said that the proliferation of women’s social groups in past years is creating new opportunities for women on campus.

“They are doing things to have a place of their own and I think that’s great,” he said, referring to efforts of social clubs to acquire housing.

The newest female club Isis recently rented an apartment off-campus.

Neuhaus-Follini said that while women social clubs may help, they perpetuate elitism and are not an effective protest against final clubs because women’s clubs often rent party space in final club buildings.

Rosenberg said that though women’s social clubs are a step in the right direction, it is not the ultimate goal.

She and Watson suggest establishing a women’s center, which would offer social and office space, as a possible alternative to final clubs.

Neuhaus-Follini said she is not a proponent of a women’s center.

“I don’t think a women’s center can replace final clubs, especially if it’s a Harvard sponsored place,” Neuhaus-Follini said.

RUS members do agree that while Harvard’s policy of not recognizing final clubs because they are exclusively male is well-intentioned, it ignores larger persisting problems.

“There are hundreds of years of privilege and tradition—institutions like final clubs ensure that there isn’t a level playing field. RUS believes it is a responsibility of the University to address that,” Rosenberg said.

—Staff writer Nalina Sombuntham can be reached at sombunth@fas.harvard.edu.