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The Harvard Club of New York City, commonly called The Harvard Club, is a private social club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is limited to alumni, faculty and board members of Harvard University. Incorporated in 1887, the club is located on adjoining lots at 27 and 35 West 44th Street.
The Fly Club owns additional property at 45 Dunster Street, in a building that is currently home to the Hasty Pudding Club. The building was originally home to the D.U. Club (the "Duck") before its merger with the Fly Club in 1996, [37] and it hosted the Bee Club until its subsequent merging with the Delphic Club. [38]
The Harvard Club is a private social club for alumni and associates of Harvard University with chapters all over the world. Notable chapters include:
In 2017, Harvard Hall at the Back Bay Clubhouse was named "Best Ballroom" in the city by Boston magazine. [7] And, in 2018 the Club was named a Platinum Club of the World – the only private city club in New England to achieve this distinction. [8] The Club presently includes approximately 5,000 members living in 40 countries around the globe.
The Hasty Pudding Club, often referred to simply as the Pudding, is a social club at Harvard University, and one of three sub-organizations that comprise the Hasty Pudding - Institute of 1770. [1] The current clubhouse was designed by Peabody and Stearns and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978.
Harvard Opportunes, [1] Harvard's oldest mixed vocal a cappella group, founded in 1980. Glee Club Lite, the a cappella subset of the Harvard Glee Club, founded in 1985. The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, a co-ed group known for a diverse contemporary repertoire, founded in 1985. Harvard Callbacks, [2] contemporary mixed vocal, founded in 1986.
The shade of yellow used by the club is an ode to the color of traditional hasty pudding. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Hasty Pudding Club, and Harvard Krokodiloes are all organizations of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 and share the same meeting space and social events on Harvard's campus.
The building was designed by the architect and club member William York Peters. [10] Its entrance faces the Harvard freshman dormitories and the entrance to Harvard Yard called the Porcellian, or McKean, Gate. The gate was donated by the club in 1901 and features a limestone carving of a boar's head. [11]