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.
2023 - 2024 Season Membership
Please consider joining or renewing your membership in the Ivy League Club. Our current fiscal year runs from November 2023 through October 2024. We offer a Young Alumni membership tier at the rate of $25.00 for alumni who were under 30 years of age as of November 1, 2023. Members over 30 will renew at our regular annual membership rate of $50.00.
Use the links below to renew your previous membership or to activate a new membership in the Club.
Please consider joining or renewing your membership in the Ivy League Club. Our current fiscal year runs from November 2023 through October 2024. We offer a Young Alumni membership tier at the rate of $25.00 for alumni who were under 30 years of age as of November 1, 2023. Members over 30 will renew at our regular annual membership rate of $50.00.
Use the links below to renew your previous membership or to activate a new membership in the Club.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 @12 noon
Speaker Luncheon at Marina Jack, Sarasota
Join us for the Ivy League Club's upcoming September 24th luncheon at Marina Jack with Neil Brown, President of the Poynter Institute, who will lead us in a discussion on the global state of journalism, the fight against misinformation, and the groundbreaking work of the Poynter Institute - a global nonprofit focused on improving the relevance, ethical practice, and value of journalism through their teaching, publishing, convening, fact-checking, and media literacy enterprises.
Poynter champions freedom of expression, civil dialogue, and compelling journalism that helps citizens participate in healthy democracies. The Institute is dedicated to developing journalism's leaders and improving the reliability of journalism and transparency between newsmakers and news consumers, thereby creating a crossroads where communities come together to use journalism to confront society’s complex problems.
The luncheon event will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2024 from 12-1pm. Attire is business casual, and the venue is Marina Jack, located on the Bay in downtown Sarasota (2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, FL 34236).
The cost is $35 / person. Spouses, guests and other Ivy League alumni are welcome and encouraged. RSVP AND PAY ONLINE HERE. Be sure to register today!
Alternatively, Ivy League Club members may write a check for $35.00 per person made payable to "The Ivy League Club" and mail to:
Ivy League Club
P. O. Box 2845
Sarasota, FL 34230
* Please mail your check prior to September 18th, 2024 to ensure receipt prior to the luncheon.
* Please include along with your check the following information: number of tickets, your (purchaser's) name, and the first and last names of any guests.
* If you have any questions or issues, please contact Ivy League Club President Manda Jordan at [email protected] or by phone or text at +1 (978) 886-2788.
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Thursday, September 26th, 2024 @5-7pm
ILC Professionals Networking Group Happy Hour
at 99 Bottles in Sarasota
Join the Ivy League Professionals Networking Group of Sarasota for our August Happy Hour. This month's event location is 99 Bottles in downtown Sarasota. The Happy Hour will be on Thursday, September 26th, starting at 5pm. It officially ends at 7pm, but guests usually stay longer. We will have our own space in the lounge area adjacent to the bar.
Please RSVP online here to join us!
Upcoming events in 2024 include:
Please mark the dates!
- Sept. 24th, 2024 (4th Tues.) - Speaker Luncheon at Marina Jack with the Poynter Institute's President Neil Brown
- Oct. 15th, 2024 (3rd Tues.) - Speaker Luncheon at Sarasota Yacht Club with Sarasota Opera's General Director Richard Russell
- Nov. 14th, 2024 (THURS.) - Fall into Fall Social at Sarasota Yacht Club
- Dec. 17th, 2024 (3rd Tues.) - Holiday Celebration Luncheon at Sarasota Yacht Club
Please mark the dates!
About the club
Founded in 1957, the Ivy League Club of Sarasota-Manatee is the oldest Ivy League Club in the country, bringing together alumni of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale around engaging activities including:
- annual sporting events,
- cultural group activities,
- evening networking events and happy hours,
- spring and fall evening cocktail socials,
- monthly luncheons featuring highly engaging speakers on global topics of interest as well as discussions around opportunities and trends within the greater Sarasota-Manatee County, Florida area,
- other Member benefits, including alumni meet-and-greets and volunteer opportunities within the Club and our community at large.
In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid support. Members who donate $1000 or more join our 1957 Society and are recognized annually in our Printed Membership Directory. Please donate today!
If you attended any of the Ivies, please learn about applying for membership now!
- annual sporting events,
- cultural group activities,
- evening networking events and happy hours,
- spring and fall evening cocktail socials,
- monthly luncheons featuring highly engaging speakers on global topics of interest as well as discussions around opportunities and trends within the greater Sarasota-Manatee County, Florida area,
- other Member benefits, including alumni meet-and-greets and volunteer opportunities within the Club and our community at large.
In addition to club activities, the club's Scholarship Fund provides grants to current Ivy League students who require financial aid support. Members who donate $1000 or more join our 1957 Society and are recognized annually in our Printed Membership Directory. Please donate today!
If you attended any of the Ivies, please learn about applying for membership now!
