Harvard’s Kardashian Way of living Klub — an organization focused to celebrating the lavish life style of the Kardashian loved ones — introduced them selves to campus with an inaugural occasion on March 3 that showcased a lavish ballroom, an ABC film crew, and wellness-motivated functions.
Club founder and Currier Household tutor Kristen Starkowksi defined that she had originally begun the club through her time at Princeton. Presented the possibility to direct student programming at Currier, Starkowski believed the club would be a wonderful way to endorse psychological properly-getting among the Harvard’s students.
“The club came out of chatting to a ton of people today who are followers — and appreciating the spontaneous and enjoyable issues that the Kardashians do. We all have to have a tiny split from the rigors of tutorial daily life. Let’s just do a little something silly,” Starkowski said.
Abigail Lockhart-Calpito ‘23, a member of the club, stated:
“The occasion favors and the decor and all the things are absolutely not what I was anticipating. I consider it really is good. It is not one thing that you expertise every single working day at Harvard, and I feel like it is fitting for the topic.”
In truth, the Sheraton Crystal Ballroom, exactly where the party was held, was a spectacular crack from the rigors of Harvard’s academia. The ballroom experienced been remodeled into the likes of Pinkalicious’s fantasy — pink LED lights lined the crystal chandeliers, pink satin fabric lined the tables, and pink balloons in the form of K’s and XO’s floated above the group. A desk in the corner boasted a cornucopia of Kardashian-themed meals, beverages, and items. The focal position of the ballroom, however, was a projector enjoying an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”
Starkowski discussed that the Kardashian Lifestyle Klub garnered national notice at Princeton, enabling her to fulfill Kourtney Kardashian. ABC is next curiosity in Kardashian household matters at Ivy League establishments.
College students seated them selves at the tables and amused themselves with Kardashian coloring textbooks and stickers, once in a while thieving glances at the ABC film crew capturing the event. Starkowski herself was sporting a microphone the full night time as element of the filming process.
Immediately after college students stopped submitting in, Starkowski stated the club’s goals and released the planned routines. “The Harvard lifestyle can be actually demanding, suitable?” Starkowski reported. “So let’s all just choose a break and do pleasurable issues — that is what this is all about. Tonight you can find a good deal of pursuits planned.”
The very first action was inspired by the minute Kim Kardashian misplaced her diamond earring. Starkowski challenged students to locate an earring hidden in the ballroom for a prize. College students stalked around the ballroom, their eyes glued to the ground, attempting to obtain the earring. Right after a number of table cloths were being lifted and decorations rearranged, one particular scholar emerged victorious and was awarded a Kardashian-themed prize.
The following troubles revolved around the Kardashians’ food stuff quirks, which includes replicating Kourtney’s strange Package-Kat-consuming method and Khloé’s extraordinary Oreo cookie jar. Laughter resonated close to the ballroom as contestants nibbled around the edges of their Kit-Kats and tried to establish the tallest and most visually attractive stack of Oreos achievable.
The remaining obstacle was to attribute quotations to the accurate Kardashian relatives member. Starkowski read quotations aloud, and learners clamored in excess of one particular one more in their makes an attempt to say the accurate Kardashian first. In quite a few scenarios, Starkowski would hardly get two terms out before loyal admirers were in a position to accurately guess the Kardashian spouse and children member.
College students reflected on how the Kardashians are different from actuality in many methods, just as the Kardashian Life-style Klub intends to different by itself from educational existence at Harvard. Caroline Gage ‘25, another attendee, said that “They seem like they’re in a entire other environment often. I guess that can be a dilemma. But also, it provides fantastic leisure and escapism.”
Ultimately, students agreed that the impact of the Kardashian loved ones won’t be heading wherever whenever shortly.
Diarra Faye ‘25 echoed this sentiment: “As problematic as they are, they’re extremely iconic. I don’t know, they make their way of standing out to the globe.”

—Staff writer Katia O. Soares dos Santos can be attained at [email protected]. Comply with her on Twitter @katiaosoares.