COLUMBIA IDENTITY
Columbia University Club’s Home at the Princeton Club
What is the relationship between The Columbia University Club of New York and The Princeton Club?
The Columbia University Club of New York and the Princeton Club are partner organizations. In November 1998, the Columbia University Club moved into the Princeton Club’s facilities at 15 West 43rd Street and members of both clubs have full and equal access to all areas of the Club. However, the Columbia University Club is a separately incorporated non-profit organization with its own board of directors and executive staff. Columbia University Club membership issues are handled by your own representatives and the Columbia University Club hosts its own series of events and programs that are wholly separate from the Princeton Club.
Are Columbia University Club members eligible to attend Princeton Club functions?
Yes. As a member of the Columbia University Club, you will receive each month a Columbia University Club newsletter and a separate Princeton Club newsletter. While some events will be advertised in both, each Club offers unique programs and Columbia University Club members may attend them all. (For information on forthcoming club events, CLICK HERE.)
Do I pay my bills to the Columbia University Club or the Princeton Club?
Your dues and initiation fees are paid directly to the Columbia University Club. As well, any events that are sponsored by the Columbia University Club and open only to Columbia University Club members will be billed directly by our office. All other house charges (including food and beverage, hotel rooms, and Princeton events) are billed on our behalf by the Princeton Club and payment should be sent directly to the Princeton Club. (For other billing questions, CLICK HERE.)
Does Columbia have an identity within the Club?
The partnership with Princeton Club allows great visibility for The Columbia University Club. Our flag flies outside and our name appears on plaques on either side of the front door. Portraits of Columbia University Presidents adorn the lobby, and a great bronze lion hangs prominently on the wall of the Bar & Grill. The grill and some of the fourth-floor conference rooms also feature wonderful black-and-white photographs and architectural drawings from the Columbiana collection. More photographs and other identity items will be put in place, including photos of Columbia’s campus. For members who rent conference space at the Club, we offer Columbia barware, pencils, note pads, cocktail napkins, and other items to signal our identity at the Club.
Perhaps most importantly, our ever-growing membership is the most visible “Columbia” element at the Club. Columbia members use the Club every day from the athletic facility to conference rooms. As members meet each other, they find they see more and more familiar, collegial faces at the Club. Return to top.
