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>aren't the clubs like Isis and the Bee considered more socially "exclusive" than the three NPC sororities there (Theta, DG and Kappa)?
Yes, they are. Well, more exclusive than two of the three NPCs, anyway. For one thing, anyone can show up to NPC rush. It doesn't mean you'll get in, but you can meet the members and make a case for yourself. At male and female final clubs, you have to be invited to punch. So if you don't know the right people in the first place, you aren't even going to get your foot in the door. However, there is overlapping membership between the clubs and the sororities.
I agree with the substance of the Crimson article, except that I think it overstates the situation. This clubby social scene involves maybe ten percent of the undergrads. The vast majority of Harvard students go about their social lives without even being aware of this final club brouhaha, much less on the outside looking sadly in or whatever you'd imagine based on that editorial.
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