Male a cappella group performing jazz, funk, soul, and ballad arrangements at Harvard and on tours abroad.
- Joining
- Audition
- When
- Usually recruits in fall
About
The Kroks are rooted in the Hasty Pudding Club, founded in 1770 and recognized as the oldest collegiate social organization in the United States. The club was built upon traditions of brotherhood, wine, and verse, a combination which led four of the more musically minded members, in 1946, to carry those traditions into the world of close harmony. Inspired by the stuffed crocodiles mounted upon the wall of the Pudding’s Upstairs Bar, these pioneering songsters adopted the Greek word for crocodile, and the Krokodiloes were born.
How to join
- Audition — You perform for the group, often with a callback round.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Performing jazz and swing standards at private functions, charity fundraisers and special occasions in New England
- Recording albums and videos, and performing 200+ concerts annually
- International touring to more than 20 countries each year
- Annual Winter Tour in January
- Annual self-funded summer world tour
- Spring vacation tour in Bermuda
- Domestic touring during the academic year
- January tour across the USA performing private and public concerts
Mission, in their words
Spread joy through music for a global audience.
In the news
- The Insider’s Perspective to A Capella at HarvardThe Harvard CrimsonDec 18, 2013
More links
- Wikipedia articleLink
- archives@kroks.comEmail
- manager@kroks.comEmail
Sources
- Contact | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- History | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- About Tour | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Auditions (Archive Aug 2022) | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Auditions | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- The Harvard Krokodiloes | Harvard's oldest a cappella groupClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- 2026 Winter Tour | harvard-krokodiloesClub website · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Instagram: @harvardkrokodiloesClub's social account · seen Oct 3, 2026
- The Insider’s Perspective to A Capella at Harvard | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- The Harvard Krokodiloes - WikipediaOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizationsOther website · seen Oct 1, 2026
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