Some of the group’s members decided to form an offshoot group in which students could share obscene, “R-rated” memes, a student told the Crimson. The founders of the group chat demanded that students post provocative memes in the larger group to gain admittance to the smaller group. The university’s decision to rescind the students’ acceptance to Harvard underscores the dangers of social media posts — public or private — among prospective college students. By early March, there were more Harvard Memes members than Harvard undergraduate students. According to the Harvard meme Facebook group description, all memes must be Harvard-specific.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2017 08:32 UTC