The Oak Club is an undergraduate social club at Harvard College.
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History
The Oak Club descends from the Harvard chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, first established in 1890. In 2005, undergraduate members of the Harvard chapter voted to privatize and renounce a national affiliation, officially reincorporating as The Oak Club. The original clubhouse at 396 Harvard St. is now the Ikeda Center, while a later rendition of the clubhouse stands at 82 Mt. Auburn St.
In 2016, the Harvard administration announced unprecedented sanctions against students in "single-gender social organizations." In response, the historically all-male Oak Club announced that it would institute gender-neutral language in its policies regarding membership.
Notable Alumni
Alumni of The Oak and of its predecessor Delta Upsilon chapter at Harvard include: