Harvard Sigma Chi Update #2: An Email from the National Chapter

In Apology, Conquistabros and Navajos, harvard sigma chi by Adrienne K.6 Comments

(Random people at the Harvard Sigma Chi house…thanks google images) After my post on the Conquistabros and Navajos party at Harvard, I fired off a few angry emails to the National Chapter of Sigma Chi, linking back to my blog. When the apology came out in the Crimson last week, I assumed that was it. Yesterday, however, I received a …

Harvard Sigma Chi Update: They’ve Apologized

In Apology, Conquistabros and Navajos, Harvard College, Sigma Chi by Adrienne K.5 Comments

AK note: Repost from the Harvard Crimson. Thoughts on the apology? ‘Conquistabros and Navajos’ Party Faces Criticism By Kathryn C. Reed As The Crimson reported two weeks ago, a Sigma Chi party, which was billed as “Conquistabros and Navajos” received some criticism from some students on campus. Students were encouraged to dress up “as anything related to exploration in America, …

Harvard’s "Conquistabros and Navajos" Frat Party

In Columbus Day, Columbus Sucks, Conquistabros and Navajos, costumes, Harvard College, Hollywood stereotypes, Sigma Chi by Adrienne K.18 Comments

(Click for bigger version) A couple of weeks ago, in the midst of Indigenous Peoples Day planning, I heard that the brothers of Sigma Chi at Harvard had decided to throw a “Conquistabros and Navajos” party in honor of “Columbus” Day. There was very little mention of it throughout the Harvard community (besides a quick quote in the Crimson from …