NYU Stern Clubs 101

First things first: just because these clubs are based at NYU Stern, doesn’t mean students from other schools can’t join. Clubs are open to anyone from any college at NYU.

NYU Stern clubs have some unique characteristics that set them apart from the more general clubs at NYU. For instance, clubs meet once a week during Stern’s common hour, which is 12:30–1:45 p.m. Since no NYU Stern classes are scheduled during this time, clubs usually hold their meetings then. Typically, clubs also have the budget to provide food (pasta! dumplings!).

Each club holds general meetings, and you can join as many clubs as you’d like. Additionally, most clubs offer application workshops and programs for a more selective group of students. Examples include: Management Consulting Group’s Core Consulting Committee or Business Analytics Club’s Insight Team. These workshops teach participating students more in-depth and tangible business skills.

With so many different clubs and related special programs, ICC standardized the application process to make it fair and equitable for students as they apply to multiple clubs.

In particular, ICC introduced Industry Nights, a weeklong event that gives an overview of each club and what they do. Industry Nights breaks NYU Stern’s clubs down into three different categories: Understanding Business as a Multidisciplinary Field, Fostering Diversity and Community, and Exploring Capital Markets.

This category is for students who have multiple interests and provides them with access to industry experts, senior mentorship, and practical programs.

For example, the NYU Stern and Tisch Entertainment Business Association unites students interested in the business of entertainment and those participating in the BS in Business/BFA in Film and Television program.

In addition, 180 Degrees Consulting is dedicated to social and environmental change, offering opportunities like a global consultant program.

Forming engaging communities of similar interests, these clubs focus on celebrating diversity.

They are often cross-disciplinary and cover multiple industries. For example, I’m involved with Phi Chi Theta, which emphasizes fraternity, community, and service. And another great example is the Undergraduate Stern Women in Business, a growing club that empowers female-identifying students in many business spheres and pursuits.

Leveraging NYU Stern students’ talent for finance, these clubs focus more on exploring the capital markets learned about in class.

Two examples from this category are the Strategic Venture Society, which embraces the growing role of technology in these markets, and the Private Equity Group, which is a new addition to NYU Stern’s club system. Specifically, the Private Equity Group works to bridge the gap between graduation and the transition to private equity work.