The provisions of this chapter which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex do not apply to the programs or activities of the following when conducted for any educational, social, or recreational purpose:

(1) Voluntary youth service organizations, the membership of which has been traditionally limited to members of one sex and principally to persons of nineteen years of age or less;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-13-22.1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(2) Nationally chartered veterans organizations or any organization, agency, or corporation directly affiliated therewith;

(3) Motherdaughter or fatherson activities;

(4) Social fraternities or sororities, the active membership of which consists primarily of students in attendance at institutions of higher education, where living quarters are provided to members;

(5) Any individual officers or members of such organizations or other individuals cooperating therewith in the conduct of such activities or programs as are listed in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive.

Source: SL 1977, ch 183, § 1; SL 1989, ch 184, § 2.