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OUR MISSION
The 1634 Society is an undergraduate student organization dedicated to celebrating Georgetown's traditions, fostering connections between students and alumni, educating students about the importance of philanthropy throughout the Hilltop, and striving to make giving to Georgetown a Hoya tradition.
Philanthropy
Throughout the year, we educate fellow Hoya students about the importance of philanthropy on campus and the collective power of combined philanthropic efforts – how giving participation matters and small gifts to Georgetown collectively have a big impact.
Traditions
By celebrating the traditions of Georgetown, we introduce undergraduate students to the many traditions that help make the Hilltop home for so many Hoyas and unite our Georgetown community.
Alumni
By fostering connections between students and alumni, including spreading awareness that giving to Georgetown is a Hoya tradition thousands of alumni participate in each year, we provide students the opportunity to learn from those who came before them and to make fellow Hoya connections.
How did we get our name?
The name “1634 Society” references the year that Jesuit priests Fr. Andrew White and Fr. John Gravenor arrived in the Province of Maryland in 1634. They founded the first Catholic academy in the American colonies, and laid the foundation which would later inspire Archbishop John Carroll to found Georgetown in 1789. The 1634 Society name pays tribute to Georgetown’s origins, while appropriately honoring the organization’s mission looking ahead to Georgetown’s future and the impact of connections between students and the University and the impact of future philanthropy to the Hilltop.