The Fly Club is a male-only final club at Harvard University, founded in 1836.
Both the Fly and A.D. Club, another Harvard final club, trace their beginnings to the Harvard chapters of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. The A.D. surrendered its chapter credentials in 1865 and broke off from the national fraternity to become a Harvard-only final club in the mid nineteenth century. The Alpha Delta Phi was reconstituted in 1879 after remaining dormant for 14 years. This entity subsequently surrendered its national chapter credentials and became the FlyClub.
The clubhouse is located at 2 Holyoke Place, near Harvard Square in the "Gold Coast" area. It is situated in front of Lowell House, across Mt. Auburn St. from the Harvard Lampoon building.
The club's name was derived by combining the PH from "Alpha," the l from "Delta," and the i from "Phi," to get "Phli,"; "Fly" as it is pronounced.
Read more about Fly Club: Fly Club Gate, Notable Members
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