"To my alma mater for use as a faculty club and if it is ever not so used, to my son" violates the Rule Against Perpetuities and does not apply to the son's interest.

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The Rule Against Perpetuities states that no interest in land is good unless it must vest, if at all, not later than twenty-one years after some life in being at the creation of the interest. In this case, the son's interest is contingent on the faculty club not being used as such, which could occur more than twenty-one years after the death of the testator. Therefore, the son's interest violates the Rule Against Perpetuities.

"To My Alma Mater for Use as a Faculty Club