Porcellian Club
| Porcellian Club | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1791 Harvard University |
| Type | Final club |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | Local |
| Motto | Dum vivimus vivamus "While we live, let us live" |
| Symbol | Golden Pig |
| Mascot | Pig |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Nickname | Porc, P.C., Porkies |
| Headquarters | 1324 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United States |
Porcellian Club | |
| Location | 1320-24 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°22′22.55″N 71°07′04.10″W / 42.3729306°N 71.1178056°W |
| Part of | Harvard Square Historic District (ID86003654) |
| MPS | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000824 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
| Designated CP | July 28, 1988 |
The Porcellian Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University, colloquially known as the Porc or the P.C. Its founding is traditionally dated to either 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts," or 1794, the year of a roast pig dinner that formally established the club under its initial name, the "Pig Club." The club's Epicurean motto, Dum vivimus vivamus ("While we live, let us live"), and its emblem—a pig—reflect its origins. Members often wear golden pig motifs on watch chains or neckties adorned with pig-head symbols.
Regarded as Harvard’s "oldest and most prestigious" social club, the Porcellian has been described as the iconic "hotsy-totsy final club" and is frequently cited by the university as "the most final of them all."