The Columbia University Club of New York is a private university alumni club that extends membership to all graduates and their families of all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University, as well as Columbia undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and administrators. In 2005, the Club had more than 2,000 Columbia members representing all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University.
Members benefit from numerous business and professional opportunities,Eduard Lindeman, "Wealth & Culture", Transaction Books, (1988) lectures and social events, and use of the Penn Club of New York's clubhouse at 30 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan where it is in residence. The Penn Club facilities contain a lounge, business center, library, bar, formal and casual dining rooms, conference and meeting rooms, event rooms, overnight guestrooms, a complete athletic facility, and reciprocal use of various clubs throughout the world.
History The Columbia University Club was founded in 1901 by recent graduates of Columbia University."A History of Columbia University", Columbia University Press (1904) The Club had 1,000 members in 1910. By the early 1970s, in need of capital, and down to less than 500 members, it sold the building to the Unification Church of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. It has not had its own clubhouse since 1972, and has instead been "in residence" at various other New York City based clubs, as listed below:
1901–1915: Gramercy Park 1915–1972: 4 West 43rd St
In Residence 1977–1980: Cornell Club of New York 1980–1993: Women's National Republican Club 1994–1998: Williams Club 1998–2017: Princeton Club of New York
At the Penn Club Since March 2017, the Columbia University Club operates under an in-residence agreement with the Penn Club, which allows the Columbia University Club to reside and maintain operations at the Penn Club, and allows its members use of Penn Club's facilities. The Columbia University Club is administered by its Board of Governors and maintains its own administrative committees, which are separate and distinct from the administration of the Penn Club.
The Williams Club, where the Columbia Club used to be in-residence, is now also in residence at the Penn Club. The Williams Club sold their clubhouse in 2010.
Membership Membership at the Columbia University Club is open to all alumni and their families of all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University, as well as undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and administrators.
See also Penn Club of New York List of gentlemen's clubs in the United States
References
External links Columbia Club Columbia University