In 1909, the Club established its first scholarships, awarding grants of $200 to local high school students who would be attending Harvard.

During the Great Depression the Club acted as an employment agency, posting a list of positions needed by members who were out of a job.

During World War II, cots were placed in these courts and lodging was offered to military officers at the cost of $1.50 per night.

[2] In 2016, after 108 years, the Club elected its first female President, Karen Van Winkle, a Harvard College alumnus and native of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ms. Van Winkle's three-year term, ushered in a new era for the organization as it grows and diversifies its membership and enhances its presence in Greater Boston.

Notable people to have spoken at the Club include Dick Cheney, John Foster Dulles, Robert Frost, Buckminster Fuller, Henry Kissinger, Eleanor Roosevelt, and William Taft.

[7][8] To be the social, intellectual, and athletic hub of Harvard alumni and our affiliated community in the Greater Boston area.