"Fifty Shades of Grey" has hit the Ivy League as Harvard University, home to some of the nation's top scholars, sanctioned a student bondage and kinky sex club on campus Friday, according to The Crimson.

"Harvard College Munch" started as seven students meeting during their lunch hour to discuss quirky sex interests. Now, it's grown to 30 members, and is one of 15 student organization that will be approved by the Committee on Student Life.

"The impact on campus will be that students who feel outside of the sexual mainstream will now have a safe space to talk about their interests, to feel socially validated, and to build a community," Harvard psychology lecturer and a sex columnist Dr. Justin Lehmiller, told ABC News.

Students interviewed within the group were granted anonymity by the school paper. The founder, referred to as Michael, says recognition by Harvard's administration means members will be able to put up posters for events and recruit around campus.

"It's a little hyperbolic for me to get teary-eyed and paternal about sophomores, but it's really a joy to see the experience they will have now," Michael told The Crimson.

Another member, known as Mae, told the student newspaper that finding a "kink" group meant finding a home on campus.

"I didn't think that anyone was even remotely interested [in kink] on campus," Mae said. "It's a community where you can feel safe, and you can feel comfortable talking about [kink]."

"Kink" is most commonly used to refer to BSDM: bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism.

"But keep in mind that BDSM interests are very broad and that the really extreme activities people typically associated with BDSM are actually quite rare," Lehmiller said.

Harvard spokesman Jeff Neal says the university recognizes 400 independent student organizations, which must comply with a number of requirements, "ranging from submitting an organizational constitution to agreeing to the nondiscrimination and anti-hazing policies."

"The college does not endorse the views or activities of any independent student organization," Neal told ABC News. "Rather, it ensures that independent student organizations remain in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Handbook for Students."

"Munch" applied for official recognition last semester, but had problems with their constitution and finding a stable adviser.

The organization also created a safety team of people who direct students who have faced abuse or trauma to appropriate resources on campus.

"Pretty much everyone who joins this club always thought they were alone," Michael told The Crimson.