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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The initiation fee is closer to $125-$150K. My sister belongs to CCCC, they live in CC Village. They joined in maybe 2002 and I think the fee (though I have never asked or been given specifics) was about $100K. I thought you needed 25 letters of recommendation (but maybe it's 18) and they are from people that have been to YOUR house and you have been to theirs. Basically, you have to be in the CCCC social circles to get in.

I have never seen any African Americans at the pool and I don't know of any Jewish families there, either. It is pretty Waspy/Catholic. Lots of bigger families. I think most of the families fall in the income range of $300-$600K. Everyone else is probably upwards of that and not beneath $300K. I don't know what the yearly dues are but I wouldn't be surprised if they are $60-80K.

There is a no cell phone policy and I think it is nice when I am the pool. Sometimes I forget and no one yells at me, I just go out into the parking lot.

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My husband makes $300,000 and we would never even consider joining a club like this. We have over million in savings but we would never consider dumping a tenth of it into a country club. The members must make more, come from money or be idiots to join if they are joining at $300,000. [/quote]

Oh, lord.  It is not about how much your husband makes or how much is on your bank statement.  It is about having facilities that you enjoy using, like golf courses, tennis, bowling alleys. ice rink, a place to eat with your friends.  [/quote]

More obviously it’s about social capital, networking if you are a lawyer, and bragging rights/elite status for your kids who “grew up there,” later in life.[/quote]

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