Ivy League Club

Sarasota and Manatee Counties

The Ivy League Club of Sarasota and Manatee Counties is an active group of alumni from all eight Ivy League schools who just happen to live in the beautiful Gulf Coast area of Florida.

  Next Ivy League Club Event:  FEBRUARY 5 – Donal O’Shea, President of New College of Florida, the state’s liberal arts honors college.  Donal O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books.[1] He is currently the fifth president of New College of Florida in Sarasota, a position to which he was named on July 1, 2012. Before coming to New College, he served in various roles at Mount Holyoke College, including professor of mathematics, dean of faculty, and vice president for academic affairs.  O'Shea graduated with a B.Sc. from Harvard College, and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981.


Field Club, Main Dining Room. Gather at 11:30 a.m.; lunch served at noon)
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About the club

The club was established in 1957. Today, the club gets together for luncheon meetings with guest speakers twice a month, plus it organizes annual events to enjoy ballet, opera, and spring training baseball.

In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid to support their education.

If you went to any of the Ivies, are a current student, or a parent of a current student, please learn about applying for membership now!