The Crimson Key Society 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 country 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] Today, CKS continues to provide tours to visitors to the university and welcomes new freshmen with a week of activities, including most famously a Rocky Horror Picture Show-style screening of Love Story that has attracted both praise and criticism from the media.

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".
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