Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spee Club (Harvard)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep. (non-admin closure) -- Lord Roem (talk) 04:32, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Spee Club (Harvard)

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I'm making this nomination at the request of another editor, and currently am neutral.

In summary, the proposer argued for the deletion of this article on notability grounds and that the article has attracted long-term vandalism. j⚛e decker ^talk 20:19, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

keep It's as notable as any of the other final clubs, but for some reason has never made it past stub status. Mangoe (talk) 22:44, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I agree with Mangoe that all the Harvard final clubs are notable, and Spee Club has plenty of potential sources.[1][2] Among the matters that have earned it coverage over the years, it was the first club to accept an African-American member[3]; had JFK (among the first Catholics admitted to a finals club)[4]) and RFK as members[5][6]; and its connection to the great frat comedy National Lampoon's Animal House through Doug Kenney.[7][8]. --Arxiloxos (talk) 00:46, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There is coverage in the Crimson, Harvard's student-run newspaper: [9], on an incident here, here, and mentioned as the fourth-most prestigious student's social club at Harvard. These articles are RSes (serious articles in Harvard's student newspaper are RSes for this subject). The crimson has a never-ending set of references to the club. There is more here, Harvard's student weekly. Then there are the JFK- and RFK-related references. Churn and change (talk) 03:33, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:53, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:53, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.