150.40 EXEMPTIONS
(Revised August 15, 1994)
150.41
Federal and State laws concerning sex discrimination do
not apply to the membership practices of social fraternities and
sororities which are exempt from taxation under applicable sections
of the Internal Revenue Code. The exempt organizations include the
following:
- Fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, or associations--
- operating under the lodge system or for the exclusive benefit of the
members of a fraternity itself operating under the lodge system, and
- providing for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits
to the members of such society, order, or association or their dependents.
- Domestic fraternal societies, orders, or associations, operating under
the lodge system--
- the net earnings of which are devoted exclusively to religious, charitable,
scientific, literary, educational, and fraternal purpose, and
- which do not provide for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other
benefits.
150.42
Federal and State laws concerning sex discrimination
do not apply to membership practices of the Young Men's Christian Association,
Young Women's Christian Association, girl scouts, boy scouts, camp fire girls,
or voluntary youth service organizations which are exempt from taxation under
applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
150.43
Father-son or mother-daughter activities and similar activities
are exempt from the requirements of this Policy provided that,
if such activities are offered for students of one sex, opportunities
for reasonably comparable activities are offered for students of
the other sex.
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