The Crimson Key Society is the premier organization at Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

 devoted to serving the University. Founded on April 14, 1948, CKS was originally formed to welcome visiting athletic teams to Harvard and represented Harvard's first organized commitment to hospitality. Crimson Key later went on to provide campus tours to prospective students and visitors, welcome incoming students during Freshman Week, and toured the country to recruit applicants. CKS has played a major role in expanding Harvard's global image, helping to gain world renown for the university as both an academic institution and as a brand. Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....

, Radcliffe Class of 1973, was perhaps the best-known member of the Society. Today, CKS continues to provide tours to visitors to the university and welcomes new freshmen with a week of activities, including most famously a Rocky Horror Picture Show-style screening of Love Story

Love Story (1970 film)

Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal and based on his novel Love Story. It was directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute , and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story...

that has attracted both praise and criticism from the media.

External links

• http://www.crimsonkeysociety.org/about/history
• http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/6/8/behind-pinkie-bhuttos-passion-for-politics/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/movies/22love.html