Best Private Social Clubs for tweens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Need to know" people don't belong to social clubs anymore. They just curate social gatherings for their friends.

Those are called Summits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think finding her the right private school is more important. Then you’ll figure out what club suites you and your new social circle from school connections

+1
If this were real you'd be angling for Sidwell, GDS, NCS, etc.

Once there your DD can tell you where are the parents are members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok but have even one if you peasants ever set foot in a private club? OP asked for advice and is getting nothing but crap. Grow up

OP: university club, city tavern, and metropolitan are all very family friendly.

I’m a member of the Sulgrave club. Worth looking into. There are guest events throughout the year to give you a chance to meet members and see how you like the vibe.

There are no social clubs for tweens. What on earth is OP talking about. None of the clubs she mentions are geared toward tweens.

[Anonymous]

Silver Spring YMCA
The Elk Lodge
Crystal City Gentleman’s Club


I recommend your daughters join a robotics club, HS sport, school newspaper, etc. so they have something else going on other than social climbing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Trump Golf Club obviously

Oh come on. Definitely not a trumper. Just hoping that anonymous responses give an inside scoop you can’t find from asking members and friends.

The point is that those with any talent are leaving the DC area fast, the only people left are the thump clowns.

[Anonymous]

A higher end country club.

We belong to a club here and one in the south. The level dynamics are radically different. Here people can’t wait to interject with how much they are “worth”.
In the south, they have dramatically more money, never mention it and are much more discreet. The whole money talks, wealth whispers dynamic is very real.

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Anonymous wrote:High powered, social climbing, A-type single mom of teen daughters new to DC and looking for the “right” social circles. What are the best private clubs that cater to families? Women? Moms? Already looked into the Metropolitan and Cosmos, but those seem more geared toward men.

Looking for something a little more Jack and Jill, but not sure Jack and Jill is for us either as my girls aren’t into the debutante ball/cotillion thing.

We live in DC proper so would prefer to not have to venture all the way out to country club land, but if absolutely necessary we will.

Depends on how ugly your girls are.

Clubs are dead. The only social climbing club is the Chevy Chase Club, but you mentioned Jack and Jill. And Chevy Chase and some of the other clubs you mentioned have a long history of exclusion. Why don't you do Jack and Jill since you mentioned it?

There's also the Georgetown Club. Also not terribly diverse.

Because she clearly does not have the connections. Even if new to DC, she would have connections in her previous city to get her in the door here. Coming to an anonymous forum is not going to do it.

[Anonymous]

Single moms aren’t welcome anyway. You’ll be shunned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High powered, social climbing, A-type single mom of teen daughters new to DC and looking for the “right” social circles. What are the best private clubs that cater to families? Women? Moms? Already looked into the Metropolitan and Cosmos, but those seem more geared toward men.

Looking for something a little more Jack and Jill, but not sure Jack and Jill is for us either as my girls aren’t into the debutante ball/cotillion thing.

We live in DC proper so would prefer to not have to venture all the way out to country club land, but if absolutely necessary we will.

No one wants a single mom around. You’ll be an outcast from the start.

[Anonymous]

I have met people whom I think of as social climbers. I have never before heard anyone refer to himself or herself as a social climber. It's not typically a positive adjective!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have met people whom I think of as social climbers. I have never before heard anyone refer to himself or herself as a social climber. It's not typically a positive adjective!

…which is why many of us think this post is fake. The true answer is likely by invitation, which will depend on the needs of the organization.

[Anonymous]

Uuhhhhh sidwell? Maret? This is sort of an embarrassing question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a member at Sam’s Club for years. Never tried fencing or tennis, but my kids like to play on the shopping carts in the aisles. Sometimes I meet friends for lunch — we enjoy the samples and then have a hot dog in the snack bar if we’re still hungry.

Nice!

Back in the day I belonged to the Columbia Record Club, which gave me access to famous recording artists for a modest entrance fee. I couldn’t tell you if they are still admitting members, since I’ve been on the lam from them for a couple of decades.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok but have even one if you peasants ever set foot in a private club? OP asked for advice and is getting nothing but crap. Grow up

OP: university club, city tavern, and metropolitan are all very family friendly.

I’m a member of the Sulgrave club. Worth looking into. There are guest events throughout the year to give you a chance to meet members and see how you like the vibe.

There are no social clubs for tweens. What on earth is OP talking about. None of the clubs she mentions are geared toward tweens.

Maybe she means something like Doubles in NYC---at least a few years ago, it was a popular place for tweens to socialize: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/your-money/still-bastions-of-the-elite-private-city-clubs-fill-new-niches.html

[Anonymous]

get her a fake and send her to zebbies on a saturday you will find plenty of highschool age girls that are the daughters of lobbyists and senators