Do many Sidwell families belong to the Chevy Chase Club?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the funniest thread. Does anyone really believe this is from whose kids are supposedly at Beauvoir and are years from applying out, and who strongly prefers Sidwell but won't join a particular country club if there aren't many Sidwell families there? OP is yanking the collective DCUM chain, hitting all the hot-button topics (Sidwell, Beauvoir, privilege, money, status, race, religion).

I think you called it!

Sure, but please don't chase OP away or shut down the thread -- it's too funny! OP or OP's avatar, can you continue to post on your life in great detail -- where do you shop how do you hire and manage household employees? what's your spring break destination? Tell us more!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.newgeography.com/content/00660-the-chevy-chase-club-real-estate-and-racism

A history regarding racism at The Chevy Chase Club written by a member.

According to this article, the CCC is still essentially all white, or close to it.[/quote

Ok, I have finally hit my limit. We are an AA family and belong to CCC. In addition, DH's family belongs to an equally "exclusive club" which I will not name for fear of outing myself. We belong to CCC for the same reasons any other family joins any sort of club-for golf, tennis, swim team and ice hockey for the kids, etc.....
I have read Mr. Sisson's article and it is as outdated now as it was 6 years ago. Mr. Sisson is tilting at windmills.
We live in a meritocracy people! Many clubs are expensive. That alone has a self-selecting impact. Work hard and enjoy the fruits of those labors. Not everything is racism.
(and I have never referred to it as Chevy)

Super refreshing.

but it gets very little reaction because it does not play into the negative narrative on this thread and on DCUM in general.

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Too many

[Anonymous]

Fear not, fellow Chevy members. This entire thread is getting printed and sent to the Board. Let's hope they can figure out who this ninny is. OP is exactly the kind of person we DON'T want at Chevy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fear not, fellow Chevy members. This entire thread is getting printed and sent to the Board. Let's hope they can figure out who this ninny is. OP is exactly the kind of person we DON'T want at Chevy.

I guess someone sent a few other things to the papers. Looks like you have been letting in the wrong people.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2015/05/27/tony-chevy-chase-club-to-parents-your-kids-are-brats/?hpid=z5

[Anonymous]

The chevy chase club is more STA parents than any other school. It also has some current and past landon families and Georgetown Prep families. I have also seen some Gonzaga families there as well but that is rare.

Columbia tends to have more Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep families, sprinkled in with some Landon families.

[Anonymous]

The Catholic Mafia favors Columbia and Congressional over Chevy Chase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the funniest thread. Does anyone really believe this is from whose kids are supposedly at Beauvoir and are years from applying out, and who strongly prefers Sidwell but won't join a particular country club if there aren't many Sidwell families there? OP is yanking the collective DCUM chain, hitting all the hot-button topics (Sidwell, Beauvoir, privilege, money, status, race, religion).

I think you called it!

Sure, but please don't chase OP away or shut down the thread -- it's too funny! OP or OP's avatar, can you continue to post on your life in great detail -- where do you shop how do you hire and manage household employees? what's your spring break destination? Tell us more!

This thread is almost as awesome as the people who's self worth is tied to membership at the Chevy Chase Country Club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do many families with kids at Sidwell belong to Chevy?

If so, does your family go to the club much? I'd be especially interested in knowing whether families with kids I'm middle and high school use the club. Is it mostly a summer thing, or do any kids at Sidwell play on their hockey team or play winter tennis?

We don't know if our kids will go to Sidwell, but it's our first choice by far and we're hesitant to move forward with joining Chevy if there really isn't anyone from Sidwell there. The bays we know from STA who go to Chevy seem to have a nice group of friends there. I'd hate to invest the time and money only to realize two years later that nobody from our kids' school goes there.

I know, very first world problem.

Thanks for your responses, even the funny snarky ones I'm guessing are on their way!

Very few go to Chevy from Sidwell and many at said well definitely look down upon country for memberships, especially ones at Chevy Chase.

[Anonymous]

Country Clubs are for turds. They are to humans what tar pits were to dinosaurs.

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Anonymous wrote:Country Clubs are for turds. They are to humans what tar pits were to dinosaurs.

LOL. This is absolutely hilarious.

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Anonymous wrote:She calls it "the Club."

... while her husband is senior partnering away at "the Firm."

[Anonymous]

So I find it interesting that all the Sidwell people speaking so negatively against country clubs, when the Godfather of all parents at Sidwell, President Obama, has played golf at Columbia Country Club multiple times (just last weekend in fact) and is rumored to be interested in joining. A little ironic isn't it?

[Anonymous]

One doesn't need to be a Sidwell parent to speak negatively about country clubs. On an anonymous forum, you have no idea who is writing.

[Anonymous]

So your Commander in Chief runs to one of the most exclusive and traditional country clubs any chance he can. Still must sting a little.