After the event at the Pudding building, punches were invited to a meal at Sandrine’s restaurant on Feb. 28. The 15 punches who were accepted received letters late Monday night and attended a celebratory dinner Tuesday before the formal initiation dinner and party Thursday night.
Assistant Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71 said he could not comment on whether the group’s punch process this semester violates College policy.
“If someone complains I would look into it,” Illingworth said. “But I don’t even know what’s going on.”
Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 could not be reached for comment.
This fall, Illingworth said the group’s official status was contingent upon their compliance with the College’s anti-discrimination policy.
“They promised not to do [that] in their constitution, or else they would not have been approved,” he said in October.
At the end of the social club’s punch process in October, some students questioned whether the group had made its second open punch process accessible to all students.
“I was wondering if it was an open punch because I didn’t see any posters. A lot of it was people knowing other people,” Hilary S. Thorndike ’05, who was offered a spot in the club, told The Crimson this fall.
—Staff Writer Katharine A. Kaplan can be reached at kkaplan@fas.harvard.edu.