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Located in Midtown Manhattan, the Columbia University Club of New York is a private club that extends membership 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. The Club has more than 2,500 Columbia members representing all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University.

Members benefit from a spacious lounge, business center, library, bar, formal and casual dining rooms, conference/meeting rooms, event rooms, overnight hotel rooms and reciprocal membership to various clubs throughout the world. Also, the Club has a complete athletic facility with two international squash courts.

History
The Columbia University Club is over 100 years old, founded in 1901 by recent graduates of Columbia University. The Club had 1,000 members in 1910 and moved to a larger clubhouse in Gramercy Park until 1915, when it moved to 4 West 43rd St. It remained there until 1973, when it sold the building to the World Unification Church and moved across the street to 15 W 43rd St, where it currently resides, along with the Princeton Club, New York University Club, and Williams Club. Due to renewed interest in the Club from Columbia University’s alumni, the Club has experienced significant growth in recent years. The Columbia University Club currently boasts over 2,500 members.

Affiliation with Princeton Club
For the past several years, the Columbia University Club has operated under an affiliation agreement with the Princeton Club which allows the Columbia University Club to reside and maintain operations at the Princeton Club. In early 2012, the Columbia University Club entered into to an amended 3-year affiliation agreement with the Princeton Club, which resulted in, among other things, significantly lower dues for Columbia University Club members and increased Columbia branding throughout the clubhouse, such as more Columbia photos and paintings in the clubhouse and several rooms named after notable Columbia alumni. 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 Princeton Club.

Membership
Membership at the Columbia University Club is open to those 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.