The club applied to the College for official student group status this fall in order to maintain their place in the Hasty Pudding building, which the University bought from the group’s graduate board in 2000.

The College granted the group official status on the condition that the exclusive social club’s punch process be opened to all undergraduates.

The Hasty Pudding held their first open punch in November, posting fliers around campus detailing the process instead of sending out invitations.

More than 100 students showed up in the required business attire to fill out the application, which stressed the non-discrimination clause that the College requires its student groups uphold.

Andrea L. Olshan ’02, then-president of the social club, said she was relieved at the positive turn-out.

“As president, it was very encouraging that so many people came out without being punched,” she said in November. “It was very heartwarming and reassuring for me. It’s been a rough ride.”

—Staff writer Anne K. Kofol can be reached at kofol@fas.harvard.edu.