Feb Club Emeritus
28 cities... 28 days... 28 parties... Feb Club is a national Yale alumni institution!
What on Earth is this Feb Club? If you missed the recent Yale Alumni Magazine article, then be sure to head over to the Feb Club website to learn more about this institution. In short, every night in February, Yale alumni gather in a different city, drink from Mory's cups, and enjoy a great time together. The Feb Club website describes the history as follows:
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Legend has it that Feb Club started in the ‘70s, that it ended in the late ‘90s and that it was resurrected in 2006. Each year, a student, group of students or organization would be handed down the solemn task of organizing 28 (29) parties around the Yale campus, and spreading the word among the student population. In the early days, there was no e-mail, no web pages, no Facebook.... so word of the parties, their locations, hosts and themes were truly spread by word of mouth. Feb Club parties ranged from simple get-togethers in a dorm room to elaborate choreographed affairs involving multiple hosts and locations. In 1987, for example, parties ranged from 18 holes at Timothy Dwight College (i.e. 18 rooms, 18 themes), to a highfalutin affair at the Yale Yacht Club, to Valentine's Day red “special” jello at Zeta Psi, to a Manhattan road trip, to the annual upside-down kamakaze tradition at Morse College.
Many hazily recollected tales as to the actual creation of Feb Club have drifted in from members of the Classes of the late 70's and early 80's. Check out the Feb Club Guest Book for more on how Feb Club really started...
The New York Times did a story on Feb Club in 1989. From the 1980's to recent years, the Yale Daily News and the Yale Herald have written stories about Feb Club's traditions and history. A recent YDN story is from 2006. In 2007, the Herald covered our venerated tradition's resurgence as well.
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So naturally Dallas has to follow in this fine tradition! Mory’s may be on hiatus, but you can enjoy a cup with friends right here in Texas! The Yale Club of Dallas is proud to invite alumni from Dallas, Fort Worth, and the North Texas region to the largest party we’ve thrown in years! On Wednesday, February 18th, from 7pm-10pm, alumni from the 1930s until today will gather at Sambuca, nestled at the foot of Uptown at the corner of Pearl and McKinney Avenues (2120 McKinney, Dallas, TX 75201.) For more information, visit the Feb Club website at http://febclub.webs.com/feb18texasnight.htm or contact the President at holland.sullivan@aya.yale.edu. Be sure to RSVP below to be placed on our guest list, and we look forward to seeing many of you soon!
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