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Hasty Pudding Club

Social & Community

Possibly dormant

Co-ed undergraduate social club that admits members through a punch process and hosts lunches, Members' Nights, and dinner and cocktail parties.

Joining
Invite only
First-years eligible
Check how to apply at hastypudding.org

About

In 1795, twenty-one Harvard juniors crowded into the dorm room of one Nymphas Hatch to establish a new on-campus society. The members pledged to maintain the Club’s secrecy and “to cultivate the social affections and cherish the feelings of friendship and patriotism” amongst them. Most importantly, they mandated that “the members in alphabetical order shall provide a pot of hasty pudding for every meeting.”

How to join

  • Invite only — Members are invited; there's no public application.

What they do

  • Weekly Members' Nights
  • Lecture Lunches
  • Charity Night
  • Service Days
  • Dinner and cocktail parties

Mission, in their words

To cultivate the social affections and cherish the feelings of friendship and patriotism among members.

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