Princeton Club of New York
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The Princeton Club of New York is a private club
located in Midtown Manhattan
, New York City
, New York
, USA
. Its membership is composed almost entirely of alumni and faculty of Princeton University
, which is located 40 miles outside New York City in Princeton
, New Jersey
.
Incorporated on December 12, 1899, the club had four homes before settling into its current clubhouse at 15 W. 43rd Street in midtown Manhattan in March 1963. 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. In 1973 the officers of the Columbia University Club found it necessary to dissolve their club. The Princeton Club invited many of the Columbia Club members to apply for membership in The Princeton Club and several hundred accepted the invitation. The Club is the largest organized body of Princetonians in the world and is truly the “Heart of Princeton in New York City.”
In addition to overnight accommodation and dining facilities, the club features a 10,000 volume library, a squash and fitness center, business center, and WiFi access.
, whose own club closed in 1989, became eligible for membership. The Club's membership has more recently been augmented by the admittance of the former Williams Club members and alumni from select other universities are eligible for membership including Boston University
, Case Western Reserve University
, Fordham University
, London School of Economics
, George Washington University
, Rice University
, The Pennsylvania State University, and Washington University in St. Louis
.
Columbia University, New York University and Williams College are separate clubs which share facilities and are "in residence" at The Princeton Club.
Gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...
located in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA
United States
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. Its membership is composed almost entirely of alumni and faculty of Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, which is located 40 miles outside New York City in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Incorporated on December 12, 1899, the club had four homes before settling into its current clubhouse at 15 W. 43rd Street in midtown Manhattan in March 1963. 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. In 1973 the officers of the Columbia University Club found it necessary to dissolve their club. The Princeton Club invited many of the Columbia Club members to apply for membership in The Princeton Club and several hundred accepted the invitation. The Club is the largest organized body of Princetonians in the world and is truly the “Heart of Princeton in New York City.”
In addition to overnight accommodation and dining facilities, the club features a 10,000 volume library, a squash and fitness center, business center, and WiFi 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. Early in the 21st century, the alumni of New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, whose own club closed in 1989, became eligible for membership. The Club's membership has more recently been augmented by the admittance of the former Williams Club members and alumni from select other universities are eligible for membership including Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
, Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, The Pennsylvania State University, and Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
.
Columbia University, New York University and Williams College are separate clubs which share facilities and are "in residence" at The Princeton Club.
See also
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- Princeton Clubs
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