USC welcome at official events from February 1

According to the educational institutions, "USC now communicates more transparently". They also state that the fraternity has implemented "visible, positive changes," which led to their decision to lift the second and final sanction. The other sanction – the discontinuation of subsidies to the two institutions – had already been lifted.

USC was sanctioned by both HU and UU in March 2024 over the distribution of the so-called "list of girls to bang", which was compiled by members of the student association. The document contained names, photos and addresses of 28 members of the UVSV sorority, who were judged on their appearance and sexual performance.

The university still condemns this. "What happened in 2024 was appalling and unacceptable," says rector Wilco Hazeleger, noting that the victims are still living with the "harmful and irreversible consequences" of this incident. The Public Prosecution Service is currently prosecuting four USC members for distributing the list. No verdict has been reached in the court case to date.

USC has been in the news recently for reasons other than this infamous document. The fraternity has been banned from working as lifeguards in the Dutch island of Texel due to their inappropriate behaviour. For 75 years, the fraternity sent 25 of its members to the island, but several incidents have been reported in the media, including a gang rape. Concerned about women's safety, the Texel municipal council decided in November 2025 to end its agreement with USC.

In addition, one USC member was sentenced to 20 months in prison, of which 10 were suspended, for rape. The rape happened after a "dinner date" (when a group of students has dinner together, and they are all blind dates of each other). The victim stayed overnight but indicated that she did not want to have sex, which the USC member didn't respect.

Despite these recurring stories of sexual misconduct, the decision-making process regarding the sanctions has not changed. According to the educational institutions, the reports about USC "had no decisive influence on the assessment of the ongoing monitoring".

If similar situations happen again in the future, "the situation will be reconsidered," state HU and UU. Wilma Scholte op Reimer, chair of the HU Executive Board, says: "In general, we realise that associations can always be confronted with incidents." She says that it's the association's responsibility to change this, but she believes that "USC is motivated to achieve sustainable change."

USC was supposed to be welcomed at the opening of the 2025-2026 academic year already. However, in June 2025, a spokesperson for UU announced that USC had submitted a six-month report that did not provide the two educational institutions with sufficient insight into what was happening within the association. This was announced by the spokesperson for Utrecht University. The latest monitoring report did contain the information requested by HU University of Applied Sciences and Utrecht University.