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...oldest existing Harvard Club was founded in Chicago as a social club where Harvard alumni could get together and retain their ties to the hallowed halls of their alma mater. Today, they exist for much the same purpose...
...Ultimately we like to think that membership stems from an underlying desire to remain connected to the Harvard community,” Harvard Club of Southern California President Ken S. Williams ’78 says. In addition to camaraderie, club membership also grants reciprocal privileges at all the other Harvard Clubs, social and cultural outings, and, of course, some fierce networking potential...
...Boston and New York clubs are unusual in that we have a clubhouse, so there is an undercurrent element of the club, that we actually run a business,” says Thomas H. Mattox ’82, Treasurer of the Harvard Club of New York...
...businesses operating in a time of financial pressure, Harvard clubs in Boston and New York seize opportunities to remain pertinent. In order to achieve this goal, they hope to combat the recession by expanding membership. There seems to be two distinct routes. In New York, the Harvard Club requires that potential members have significant ties to the university, as outlined on their Web site. For example, an applicant could be a Harvard graduate or a faculty member of the University. In Boston, however, these membership requirements expanded to include partner schools such as Bryant University and Holy Cross. Membership expansion...
...York club has just finished renovating their Harvard Hall and Main Dining Room. “We are in a unique position despite the recession,” Parent says. “We have a terrific board, and the club is in a better position financially than it ever has been...