Updated: Kate Kennedy Club Debates Reforming to Include Women
Update: Two members resign, form Kate Kennedy Fellowship. More here: http://standrewsradio.com/news/955/breaking-kate-kennedy-fellowship-form...
The Kate Kennedy Club may offer admission to women for the first time . The club, which began in 1926, has only considered male applicants until now.
A press conference is currently waiting to start at which the club will announce the outcome of a current meeting. The Club is debating the possibility of dissolving and instead creating the inclusive Kate Kennedy Fellowship, which has been endorsed by the University and Students' Association.
The male-only policy has long been a source of contention for the club and ultimately led to it being disassociated from the University of St Andrews in 2009. At the time, Principal Louise Richardson said "I look forward to the day when membership of the Kate Kennedy Club is open to every student of St Andrews at which point the university will be delighted to treat the Kate Kennedy Club in the same way as all other clubs and societies."
The outcome announcement should be made in a secret press conference following an emergency session of the SRC, which voted to endorse the group's expected move.
The Kate Kennedy Club has been in a 2.5-hour long meeting so far (valid as of 10pm) that is attended by Rector and former Kate Kennedy Club member Alistair Moffattt.
The press conference will be available as a podcast following it's conclusion.
Former Kate Kennedy members Sunny Moodie and Pat Mathewson spoke of the new Kate Kennedy Fellowship after resigning at a marathon club meeting.
Listen to the full statement below.
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