Cosmos Club? Private Clubs in DC?

[Anonymous]

I'm a long time member of a downtown club that is more industry oriented and I'm glad to hear that many other clubs in DC suffer from similar problems such as elderly clientele. I heard Cosmos Club (and the others) are pretty expensive. I pay $56/month for mine.

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Anonymous wrote:How much is it to join these clubs? How is it different from country clubs? No golf, but what does it have? Is it just for dining?

I don’t think it’s all that expensive but to join cosmos club you pretty much have to be a published scientist or Supreme Court justice.

Lol, no.

Well please expand then. Given your response though, I don’t think you’re exactly the intellectual powerhouse they expect in their members so I’m not sure why we should trust you have accurate information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to them all many times, and I’ve been a temporary member of the University club after family pressure. Cosmos is great. Not quite my speed, but I’ve enjoyed every experience there. It is a great intellectual meeting place. University Club is filled with incompetent douches who believe they are experts at everything because they listen to the monthly watered down 45 minute talks. The type that get ahead (or stay where they are) because they wear suits when nobody else does in hopes that nobody will notice the incompetence.

What about the Met Club?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to them all many times, and I’ve been a temporary member of the University club after family pressure. Cosmos is great. Not quite my speed, but I’ve enjoyed every experience there. It is a great intellectual meeting place. University Club is filled with incompetent douches who believe they are experts at everything because they listen to the monthly watered down 45 minute talks. The type that get ahead (or stay where they are) because they wear suits when nobody else does in hopes that nobody will notice the incompetence.

Yikes. No dog in this fight but this comment seems weighed down with a chip on the shoulder. Did your summer membership not evolve to an invitation to join?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to them all many times, and I’ve been a temporary member of the University club after family pressure. Cosmos is great. Not quite my speed, but I’ve enjoyed every experience there. It is a great intellectual meeting place. University Club is filled with incompetent douches who believe they are experts at everything because they listen to the monthly watered down 45 minute talks. The type that get ahead (or stay where they are) because they wear suits when nobody else does in hopes that nobody will notice the incompetence.

What about the Met Club?

DP but I have been to the Met Club and it is something else. I can't believe it still exists. I saw Tucker Carlson there when I went for lunch with a member. A black woman attended the lunch with me and was very uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cosmos Club from what I’ve heard is for intellectuals. Army Navy for conservative, traditional types. And University club if you’re a massive new money douche.

This is ridiculous. The University Club is hardly "new money douche." The people that I know who are members (and I've considered it myself), are folks who want a consistent place to go that offers several dining rooms and workout facilities. I considered it b/c it was convenient.

The Cosmos Club is old! The building is kind of a dump.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is also the Metropolitan Club, and for women there is the Sulgrave Club. I know people who are members of the various clubs. One benefit is reciprocity in other cities, and many of these clubs have sleeping rooms.

Sulgrave closed five years ago!! It's a luxury apt. building now.

Sulgrave Club is very much open. I am a member.

What's the demographic? I recently went to a dinner there. I'm a black woman and it didn't seem diverse at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How much is it to join these clubs? How is it different from country clubs? No golf, but what does it have? Is it just for dining?

I don’t think it’s all that expensive but to join cosmos club you pretty much have to be a published scientist or Supreme Court justice.

No. I have several lawyer friends who are members.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cosmos Club from what I’ve heard is for intellectuals. Army Navy for conservative, traditional types. And University club if you’re a massive new money douche.

This is ridiculous. The University Club is hardly "new money douche." The people that I know who are members (and I've considered it myself), are folks who want a consistent place to go that offers several dining rooms and workout facilities. I considered it b/c it was convenient.

The Cosmos Club is old! The building is kind of a dump.

Have you been inside? It's a very well maintained and restored 124-year-old mansion. Not remotely a dump.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cosmos Club from what I’ve heard is for intellectuals. Army Navy for conservative, traditional types. And University club if you’re a massive new money douche.

This is ridiculous. The University Club is hardly "new money douche." The people that I know who are members (and I've considered it myself), are folks who want a consistent place to go that offers several dining rooms and workout facilities. I considered it b/c it was convenient.

The Cosmos Club is old! The building is kind of a dump.

University Club definitely has a striver vibe based on the members I know (they're also in their 20s-30s, so it could be a maturity thing)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to them all many times, and I’ve been a temporary member of the University club after family pressure. Cosmos is great. Not quite my speed, but I’ve enjoyed every experience there. It is a great intellectual meeting place. University Club is filled with incompetent douches who believe they are experts at everything because they listen to the monthly watered down 45 minute talks. The type that get ahead (or stay where they are) because they wear suits when nobody else does in hopes that nobody will notice the incompetence.

That could be anyone in the DMV area. Motto: "Act like an arsehole, they'll think you're smart."

LOL no. No, we don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to them all many times, and I’ve been a temporary member of the University club after family pressure. Cosmos is great. Not quite my speed, but I’ve enjoyed every experience there. It is a great intellectual meeting place. University Club is filled with incompetent douches who believe they are experts at everything because they listen to the monthly watered down 45 minute talks. The type that get ahead (or stay where they are) because they wear suits when nobody else does in hopes that nobody will notice the incompetence.

Yikes. No dog in this fight but this comment seems weighed down with a chip on the shoulder. Did your summer membership not evolve to an invitation to join?

Of course it did. In fact, it came with heavy pressure. They are struggling for members.

[Anonymous]

Welp, these people look like such fun!

/s.

[Anonymous]

Is this like. A rotary club or something?

[Anonymous]

Back when I lived in New York, I was a member of Stewart’s Milk Club. Haven’t found anything similar here