About Us
The Harvard Radcliffe Science Fiction Alumni Networking Society (HRSFANS) is a social and educational organization dedicated to promoting speculative fiction, gaming, and related geeky activities among alumni and friends of Harvard University. HRSFANS is an extension of the undergraduate Harvard Radcliffe Science Fiction Association (HRSFA). We strive to enable our members to continue the HRSFA experience after they have graduated and to provide financial assistance to HRSFA.
A brief history:
HRSFANS “became official” as a Shared Interest Group of the Harvard Alumni Association in November 2007. Our first major undertakings were a reunion and a fundraising drive. The reunion celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of HRSFA and was held in January 2008. Simultaneously, we launched a fundraising drive to purchase for HRSFA a share of the Harvard endowment, thus ensuring HRSFA’s financial stability until the heat death of the universe. Both the reunion and the fundraising drive were great successes. You can read more about our fundraising here.
Current activities and plans:
Following on the success of our initial endeavors, we are now working to make HRSFANS into an ongoing community. Much of this effort revolves around organizing both local and online events for our members. We provide support for local social events and are forming Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which meet online on a regular basis to participate in various geeky activities. We also write a blog and hold monthly virtual meetups. Another important component of our ongoing community is the HRSFANS wiki, which provides a forum for various collaborative projects, such as our ongoing quest to document the history of HRSFA. Finally, we continue looking for ways to support our members, including both promoting our members’ professional endeavors and providing continuing financial assistance to HRSFA. Our latest outreach project is a grant program for Harvard undergraduates interested in speculative fiction.
HRSFANS Newsletter #1 – January 2010 (pdf)
How to get involved:
The best way to get involved with HRSFANS is to join one or more of our mailing lists, which are the lifeblood of our geographically widespread organization. At minimum, we highly recommend joining our low traffic announcement list, which will ensure that you remain up to date with the most important HRSFANS developments. Additionally, you should visit our wiki for the most up to date information on what HRSFANS is doing and to get involved in some of our many ongoing collaborative projects.
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The HRSFANS board
Mailing lists
Outreach
Wiki
Fundraising
Contact us
Legal documents