 The Quadrangle Club was created in 1893 as a social club for the faculty of the newly established University of Chicago.It was to be a place to gather for "study, socialization, and especially communication," and from its inception was open to members of the community as well as to faculty.It was spearheaded by Robert Francis Harper, an associate professor of Near Eastern Languages and the younger brother of William Rainey Harper, first president of the university.