Show T I r M I Complaints On Increase The CPS office of Policy HEW Communications reports that tha t between and complaints have been filed toda to da date te under Ti Title tIe IX of the 1972 Educations Amendments with current averages running two or three per week Most of the complaints fall into the following general categories athletics admissions admissions admissions ad ad- missions policies dress codes administration of preference and tests differential dormitory and social policies and residency requirements Several complaints have been filed about the discriminatory tory eligibility requirements requirement attached attached attached at at- to the Rhodes scholar scholar- ships The Office also reports that tha t Equity Action The Office also reports that Women's Equity Action League has filed a complaint against some thirty universities which sponsor Phi Delta Kappa an male all-male educational fraternity The regula regulations or guidelines for Title IX have not been finalized although a draft version has been completed and andis andis is currently under review The TheOffice TheOffice TheOffice Office of Policy Communications Communications Communications Com Com- anticipates that the final regulations will be issued in early or mid Complaints can still be filled under the Ti Title tIe IX provisions however and in most cases investigations will be initiated immediately tely In some particularly particularly particularly par par- complicated areas notably athletics investigations may be postponed pending finalization of the guidelines guidelines Students interested in receiving further information or seeking g assistance in filing a complaint are urged to contact Kathleen Brouder at the National Student Association tion office in Washington In addition she would be interested interested interested in in- in hearing fron any individual or group which has filed a complaint int is particularly interested in collecting data on undergraduate undergraduate undergraduate un un- un- un and graduate admissions policies and encourages encourages encourages en en- student governments to obtain copies of all materials sent by their admissions offices to potential applicants and analyze the materials to determine whether there are any differentials in admissions requirements for male and female students If you identify any such differential criteria please send copies of the materials in question to the thena na national office |