Princeton Club of New York

The Princeton Club of New York is a private club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York. Its membership is composed almost entirely of alumni and faculty of Princeton University, which is located 40 miles (64 km) outside New York City in Princeton, New Jersey.

Princeton Club of New York
FormationDecember 12, 1866 (1866-12-12)
TypePrivate Club
Legal statusPrivate Social Club
PurposeHotel, Dining, Fitness, Meeting Space
Location
Region served
New York metropolitan area
Websitewww.princetonclub.com

History

It was founded in 1866 as the Princeton Alumni Association of New York. It was re-organized in 1886 as the Princeton Club of New York, and later incorporated as a Club on December 12, 1899.[1] The club had four homes before settling into its current clubhouse at 15 West 43rd Street in Manhattan in March 1963. The clubhouse was established on Clubhouse Row,[2] where many of New York City's other clubs are located, such as the Harvard Club of New York at 27 W 44th, Penn Club of New York at 30 W 44th, New York Yacht Club at 37 W 44th, and Cornell Club of New York at 6 E 44th all a block away, and two blocks away from the Yale Club of New York City at 50 Vanderbilt (and Madison Avenue) for inter-club events. Despite being in New York City, Columbia University shares a clubhouse with the Penn Club, while Dartmouth shares with the Yale Club and Brown shares the Cornell Club.

During these years the club saw a steady expansion in the diversity of its membership. Cultural and ethnic diversity found steady growth, and as women joined the undergraduate body in increasing numbers, they also found a home at The Princeton Club. The Club is the largest organized body of Princetonians in the world and is truly the “Heart of Princeton in New York City.”

Amenties

In addition to overnight accommodation and dining facilities, the club features a 10,000-volume library, a squash and fitness center, business center, and Wi-Fi access.

Membership

Membership in the Princeton Club is restricted to alumni, faculty, and students of Princeton University, as well as alumni of a select number of affiliated schools such as the Northwestern University, London School of Economics (LSE), Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg and Columbia University. Early in the 21st century, the alumni of New York University, whose own club closed in 1989, became eligible for membership.[3] The club's membership has more recently been augmented by the admittance of the former Williams Club members and alumni from other elite universities are eligible for membership including:

See also

References
  1. Club Men of New York, fourth edition; (New York: W. H. Rossiter), 1901, p. 29
  2. Slatin, Peter (1993-05-09). "Penn's Racing to Join Clubhouse Row". New York Times. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  3. Alexander Leitch, A Princeton Companion, Princeton University Press (1978)
  4. "Princeton Club Affiliate Schools".
  5. "Princeton Club - New York, NY - Associate Schools". www.princetonclub.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  6. "Princeton Club - New York, NY - Associate Schools". www.princetonclub.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  7. "Princeton Club - New York, NY - Associate Schools". www.princetonclub.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  8. "Princeton Club Membership « - Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations".

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