The Crimson Key Society (CKS) is an organization at Harvard University devoted to serving the University.[1] Founded on April 14, 1948, CKS was originally formed to welcome visiting athletic teams to Harvard and represented Harvard's first organized commitment to hospitality.[2] Crimson Key later went on to provide campus tours to prospective students and visitors, welcome incoming students during Freshman Week, and toured the United States to recruit applicants.[3] CKS has played a major role in expanding Harvard's global image, helping to gain world renown for the university as both an academic institution and as a brand.[4] Notable members of the society include Benazir Bhutto, Radcliffe Class of 1973.[5]

The CKS holds events for first-year students including an annual satirical screening of the Harvard-featured film Love Story, heckling the screen from beginning to end for its "sappy clichés".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Home". crimsonkeysociety.org.
  2. ↑ "Crimson Key Founded to End 'Harvard Indifference' | News | the Harvard Crimson".
  3. ↑ "Crimson Key Society: History". www.crimsonkeysociety.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Crimson Key Founded to End 'Harvard Indifference' | News | the Harvard Crimson".
  5. ↑ "Behind 'Pinkie' Bhutto's Passion for Politics | News | the Harvard Crimson".
  6. ↑ Blair, Elizabeth (December 22, 2020). "Successful, Sentimental And Satirized, 'Love Story' Celebrates 50th Anniversary". NPR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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