The Bee Club

The Bee Club is a female-only final club at Harvard University. Founded in 1991, The Bee Club is also oldest social organization for undergraduate women at Harvard. The club is located at 45 Dunster Street and is known for being the only female final club with a house and a garden in Harvard Square.The club emblem is a bee and two sewing needles. Members often wear gold necklaces bearing the bee emblem.
The Bee Club rents space from the Fly Club at 45 Dunster Street in a building that was previously the D.U. Club (the "Duck") before the D.U. Club's graduate membership merged with the Fly in 1996. In a controversial move, the Fly did not allow former D.U. undergraduate members to integrate, and subsequently the undergraduate D.U. membership formed The Oak Club.
In Popular Culture: The Bee Club was referenced in Legally Blonde. The character, Vivian Kensington, was alluded to have been a member of The Bee Club.
Mission of The Bee: "As the oldest social organization for undergraduate women at Harvard, the Bee Club seeks to enrich the lives of its Members by promoting the ideals of sisterhood and camaraderie. The Bee fosters enduring friendships and loyal ties amongst its undergraduate and graduate members."

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