Final club at Harvard University, US
The Owl Clubhouse
The Owl Club is an all-male
final club at
Harvard University founded in 1896.
History
The Owl Club was founded in 1896 by Reginald Mansfield Johnson, Malcolm Scollay Greenough, Jr., Frazier Curtis, Preston Player, Charles Clifford Payson, Austen Fox Riggs, and Dudley Hall Bradlee, Jr. Originally established as a secret society, the Club held its meetings in Cambridge's Polo Club Alley before purchasing land on the corner of Holyoke Street and Holyoke Place in 1901.
In 1905, architect
James Purdon of Purdon & Little drew up plans for the
Georgian clubhouse, and on June 24 of that year the cornerstone of the present clubhouse was laid. The new building was formally opened on March 24, 1906, the tenth anniversary of the Club.
In 1916, it was voted to officially change the name from “Phi Delta Psi Club” to “Owl Club”. The club had become known as The Owl as an abbreviation of its Greek name, Ἀυλὸς χαὶ Ἔκπωμα.
Notable members
Archibald C. Coolidge '87, Harvard professor and diplomat (Honorary Member).
Robert W. Bliss '00, American diplomat (Honorary Member).
Edward B. Cole '02, United States Marine Corps Major, expert on machine guns, casualty at the
Battle of Belleau Wood
[1]
Harry Elkins Widener '07, Benefactor and namesake,
Widener Library of
Harvard University ; casualty on the wreck of the
RMS Titanic ocean liner.
[2]
George Minot , '08, Winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
George Biddle , '08, American muralist and painter.
Hanford MacNider , '11,
United States Army Lieutenant General and
Assistant Secretary of War .
Bobby Jones , '24, Amateur golfer and winner of the
Grand Slam in 1930; Founder of
Augusta National Golf Club and the
Masters Tournament .
[3]
William Gurdon Saltonstall , '28, American educator, ninth Principal of
Phillips Exeter Academy .
Theodore Roosevelt III , '36, Grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Robert G. Stone, Jr., '45-'47, Former Chairman of the
Harvard Corporation .
[4]
J. William Middendorf , III, '47, U.S.
Secretary of the Navy from 1974 to 1977; U.S. Ambassador to the
Netherlands and
Organization of American States .
[5]
Edward "Ted" Kennedy , '54-'56, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
[6]
Rupert Hitzig '60, American director, producer, actor, and screenwriter who produced The Last Dragon (1985), Jaws 3 (1983), and The Squeeze (1987)
Hardwick Simmons '62, former Chairman and CEO of the
Nasdaq Stock Market
Richard Darman , '64, Senior Advisor to Presidents
Ronald Reagan and
George H. W. Bush .
Tommy Lee Jones '69, American actor, Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Fugitive
Sean M. Healey , '70, Founder, Chairman, and Former CEO of
AMG .
Charles Hamlin , '70, Member of 1968 US Olympic rowing team.
Ford M. Fraker , '71, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; President of the
Middle East Policy Council .
Richard Cashin , '75, Member of 1976 US Olympic rowing team.
Christopher Wood , '75, Member of 1976 US Olympic rowing team.
Alan Shealy , '75, Member of 1976 US Olympic rowing team.
Thomas Foley , '75, American politician and business man, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland from 2006 to 2009
Andy Cadiff '77, American producer and television director who directed Chasing Liberty
Raymond McGuire '79, former Global Head of Corporate and Investment banking of
Citigroup ,
New York City mayoral candidate, and current President of
Lazard
Bruce Menin '84, American businessman
Charles Veley , '87, World's most-traveled man.
[7]
Cole Toner , '16, American football offensive guard. Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft
Colin Blackwell '16,
NHL ice hockey player for the
Chicago Blackhawks
Alexander Kerfoot '17,
NHL ice hockey player for the
Toronto Maple Leafs
Adam Fox , '20,
NHL ice hockey defense man for the New York Rangers. 2021 winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman.
Reilly Walsh '21,
NHL ice hockey player for the
New Jersey Devils
Jack Drury '22,
NHL ice hockey player for the
Carolina Hurricanes
Marshall Rifai '22
NHL ice hockey player for the
Toronto Marlies
Alex Laferriere '23
NHL ice hockey player for the
Los Angeles Kings
Notes
^ Howe, Mark Anthony De Wolfe (1922).
Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germany, Vol 3 . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
^
"Widener's Wish Fulfilled" (PDF) .
The New York Times . 4 October 1912.
^ Curt Sampson (2005).
The Slam: Bobby Jones and the Price of Glory . Harvard University Press.
ISBN
9781594861208 .
^
"Robert G. Stone Jr. '45-'47, Who Led Panel That Picked Summers as Chief, Dies at Age 83" , The Harvard Crimson , Thursday, April 20, 2006
^ Student Council of Harvard College (1915).
Harvard University Register, vol 42 .
^
"Sorry Clubbie" , The Harvard Crimson , Wednesday, May 26, 1965
^
"Charles Veley" . Retrieved 8 May 2011 .
References
Owl Club of Harvard College, Membership Directory, 1998, Puritan Press, New Hampshire
Further reading
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