A.D. Club Explained

A.D. Club
Birthplace:Harvard University
Type:Final club
Scope:Local
Chapters:1
City:Cambridge
State:Massachusetts
Country:United States
Address:1 Plympton Street
Status:Active
Affiliation:Independent

The A.D. Club is a final club established at Harvard University in 1836, the continuation of a chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity existing as an honorary chapter until 1846, and then as a regular chapter until the late 1850s. At that time, owing to the prevailing sentiment against such societies, it became a strictly secret society, known among its members as the "Haidee," the name of a college boat. The chapter surrendered its charter in 1865, and has since existed as the A.D. Club. It is an all-male organization.[1] It held its first open punch or rush session in 2017.

Clubhouse

In 1872, the club rooms were moved from the upper story of a brick house on Palmer Street to a building on Brattle Street. These rooms were occupied until 1878, when a club-house was obtained on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Dunster Streets.In 1900, the club moved to its present club-house at 1 Plympton St.[2]

Notable members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fahs . C. Ramsey . March 31, 2016 . A.D. Club to Host ‘Open’ Punch Process, Mandate Sexual Assault Training . 2024-04-25 . The Harvard Crimson.
  2. Cambridge Historical Commission, "City of Cambridge, Landmarks and Other Protected Properties", 2009.
  3. Web site: Robert Bacon - People - Department History - Office of the Historian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103641/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bacon-robert . 5 December 2018 . 20 December 2021 . History.state.gov.
  4. Web site: Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | Sports. Thecrimson.com. 2013-08-26. 2013-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806051411/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/1/21/blake-talks-harvard-before-aussie-open/. live.
  5. Web site: The Men's Final Clubs | Flyby | the Harvard Crimson . 2011-11-10 . 2011-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111110161754/http://www.thecrimson.com/series/the-punch/article/2010/10/5/series-men-final-clubs/ . dead .
  6. A.D. Club, . The A.D. Club Of Harvard University, 1837-1889 (1889). Kessinger Publishing, 2009.