In the early 1970's, there were several film groups on the Case Western Reserve campus. These groups had formed because of interest in different genres of movies. Along the way, the groups merged and formed the basis of the current CWRU Film Society.
History is quite vague on the details.
The current Film Society was founded in 1970. We make available to the University community films of artistic and cultural importance, as well as a number of the more popular films of recent years. The CWRU Film Society has occupied an office in the attic of Guildford Hall since 1981. We have been asked to vacate it this year. We've been projecting films for quite some time in Strosacker Auditorium.