Crimson Key Society
Student-run service group that leads campus tours and runs orientation and family-weekend events for visitors, first-years, and families.
How to join
- Process
- Comp
- Usually recruits
- Spring
Spring 2026 recruiting
- First round interviews · Interview
- Model Tours
About
Every fall, the Crimson Key Society elects members to our board positions. These board members are each responsible for position specific duties, but are first and foremost enthusiastic representatives our organization. Check out our current board members’ profiles and learn a little about what they do below!
Mission
The Crimson Key Society is Harvard University’s premier community service organization. We are a completely student run group that works to make the Harvard community as welcoming as possible for visitors and students alike. Our mission is to make our campus more accessible for everyone, whether it is your first visit or your 50th reunion. To this end, the members of CKS guide tours, answer questions, and host events for incoming first-years, students’ families, and all those visiting Harvard. We aim to educate visitors on our rich history, familiarize them with our campus, and have them engage with what we believe is at the heart of Harvard – the students.
What they do
- Map of Harvard Yard and Square
- Inside Harvard guidebook
- Personal and group tours
- Daily campus tours
- Project TEACH
- First-Year Orientation
- Ushering Commencement
- Arts First, First-Year Family Weekends, Junior Family Weekend
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Sources (7)
- Student organization directoryOfficial Harvard source
- Guide Book – Crimson Key SocietyPublic web
- Tours – Crimson Key SocietyPublic web
- Who We Are – Crimson Key SocietyPublic web
- Comp Key – Crimson Key SocietyPublic web
- Crimson Key SocietyPublic web
- Search (brave): "Crimson Key Society" HarvardPublic web