The Seneca has had the long-term goal of providing women with a home base, like the male final clubs.

After a year of raising funds and searching, Seru says they will have a location.

"We're going to have a space next year--possibly rented--and all of the women's groups will be welcome to use it for meetings," Seru says.

Pomey praises the Seneca for its aggressive work this past year.

"Out of the four of us, the Seneca has done the most campus-wide things," Pomey says. "They've done so much for women and Harvard."

The Seneca has also maintained a strong internal club structure. Seru says it is equally important for Seneca members to build internal bonds.

"We try to balance the work and the play," Seru says.

While the four groups may have various specific aims, they all agree about the lack of social options for women at Harvard and embrace these clubs as steps to a solution.

With so much in common, the groups have striven to form stronger bonds.

"This year we have been more open with the other clubs--reopened dialogue," Torres says.

Pomey says the improved relations between the groups has lessened their "catty" images and allows them to discuss common problems, like how to spread word of their events without being recognized as official student groups.

A few weeks ago, when the presidents of all of the organizations met for an interview for the Women's Guide, the leaders began to discuss plans for having an informal umbrella organization for the different groups.

Possibly an offshoot of the Seneca, this body would help coordinate events incorporating all of the members of the four organizations.

"We could have a day sponsored by all of the groups," Sherber says. "It would be a wonderful step in the right direction."

Playing With the Big Boys

Sitting around a table at the Hasty Pudding Club over lunch a few weeks ago, Inter-Club Council (ICC) President Douglas W. Sears '69 met with nine members of the Bee to discuss problems with Harvard's social scene.