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| Owl Club | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Owl Club badge | |
| Founded | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) Harvard University |
| Type | Honor society |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Seniors |
| Scope | Local |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Former name | Phi Delta Psi Club |
| Headquarters | 30 Holyoke Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United States |
The Owl Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. It was founded in 1896.
History
The Owl Club was founded in 1896 as the secret society Phi Delta Psi Club. Its founders were:
- Dudley Hall Bradlee Jr.
- Frazier Curtis
- Malcolm Scollay Greenough Jr.
- Reginald Mansfield Johnson
- Charles Clifford Payson
- Preston Player
- Austen Fox Riggs
The club held its meetings in Cambridge's Polo Club Alley before purchasing land to build a clubhouse on the corner of Holyoke Street and Holyoke Place in 1901. The house was first occupied in 1905.
In 1916, Phi Delta Psi Club voted to officially change its name to Owl Club. The club had become known as The Owl as an abbreviation of its Greek name, Ἀυλὸς χαὶ Ἔκπωμα.
Clubhouse
In 1905, architect James Purdon of Purdon & Little drew up plans for the Georgian clubhouse. O June 24, 1905, its cornerstone was laid. The new building was formally opened on March 24, 1906, the tenth anniversary of the Club. This house at 30 Holyoke Street is the current clubhouse.
Notable members
Main article: List of Owl Club membersSee also
References
- Owl Club of Harvard College, Membership Directory, 1998, Puritan Press, New Hampshire
- Owl Club of Harvard College: founded in 1896, Crimson Printing Co., 1966
External links
- Owl Club Handbook
- Burggraf, Charles H., The Owl club; a comedy drama in three acts, satirizing secret societies, Albany, OR: Smiley, printer, 1900.
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Categories:- Harvard University
- Collegiate secret societies
- Student societies in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1896 establishments in Massachusetts
- Student organizations established in 1896
- Secret societies in the United States
- Local fraternities and sororities
- Harvard College social clubs