A.D. Club



The A.D. Club is a final club established at Harvard University in 1836, the continuation of a chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity existing as an honorary chapter until 1846, and then as a regular chapter until the late 1850s. At that time, owing to the prevailing sentiment against such societies, it became a strictly secret society, known among its members as the "Haidee," the name of a college boat. The chapter surrendered its charter in 1865, and has since existed as the A.D. Club. It is an all-male organization. It held its first open punch or rush session in 2017.

Clubhouse
In 1872, the club rooms were moved from the upper story of a brick house on Palmer Street to a building on Brattle Street. These rooms were occupied until 1878, when a club-house was obtained on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Dunster Streets. In 1900, the club moved to its present club-house at 1 Plympton St.

Notable members

 * Robert Bacon - American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State.
 * James Blake — Professional tennis player, reached a high of number 4 in the world.
 * Benjamin C. Bradlee — Executive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal.
 * Charles William Eliot — American academic and President of Harvard University.
 * Francis Ellis — Barstool Sports blogger and comedian
 * Manning Ferguson Force — was a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War.
 * Charles Edward Grinnell — clergyman, lawyer, and writer.
 * Henry Lee Higginson — Noted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra.
 * Amory Houghton Jr. — United States Congressman
 * David McKendree Key — United States Ambassador, served under at least six U. S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
 * J. Harleston Parker — American architect, founder Parker, Thompson & Rice.
 * Murray Taylor — Composer of "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"
 * Stephen Minot Weld — Scion of the Weld Family of Boston. Schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician.