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List of University of Oxford dining clubs

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This is a list of current University of Oxford dining clubs. All are social in nature and recruit members by private invitation for a programme of drinking and dining. Members are drawn exclusively from the student body of the University of Oxford. Most have individual costumes and traditions and maintain a high degree of secrecy concerning their membership and activities.

University wide

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  • The Assassins[1][2][3] (male society)
  • The Bullingdon Club[1][2][3] (founded 1780; dress in navy blue tailcoats, with navy velvet collar, ivory silk lapels, brass buttons, mustard waistcoat, and a sky blue bow tie; club tie is sky blue striped with ivory; sometimes called The Buller; male society)
  • The Delilahs[3] (female society)
  • The Gridiron Club[1][3] (founded 1884; commonly called The Grid; club tie is dark blue with white gridirons; mixed gender society)
  • The Piers Gaveston Society[1][2][3] (founded 1977; limited to 12 members; mixed gender society)
  • The Stoics[2][3][4] (dress in black tailcoats, with bi-coloured socks, braces, and bow ties of blue and yellow; male society)
  • The Viceroys[1][3][5] (dress in black tailcoats, with bow ties of purple with yellow and blue stripes; male society)
  • The 9th Prime Club[citation needed] (postgraduates only; mixed gender society)

College based

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Vaughan, Matt (8 October 2003). "Drinking the town dry". Cherwell. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Bell, Matthew (16 September 2014). "Inside Oxford University's secret drinking clubs". Cherwell. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Carl (2 October 2004). "You've got to do the rite thing". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ Wynne Jones, Ros (21 September 2015). "My contemporaries behaved appallingly at Oxford university and now they are running the country". The Mirror. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ Anonymous (12 March 2020). "Beyond the Bullingdon: A closer look into Oxford's Secret Societies". Cherwell. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Turner, Camilla (22 November 2017). "Oxford college bans student representatives from joining secretive dining societies as it undermines inclusivity". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ Davies, John D. Griffith (1951). "Ronald Winckworth". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 8 (2): 293–296. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 3087206. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ Whitehouse, Jon. "Whitehouse, Trevor (1951)" (PDF). Jesus College Record. 2017: 154. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ Sidney, Pippa. "SIDNEY, Malcolm Deryck (1938)" (PDF). Jesus College Record 2011 (2011): 97. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. ^ Gauci, Perry (2003). "The Goblin Centenary" (PDF). Lincoln College Record 2001-2002.
  12. ^ A short account of the history of the Myrmidon Club
  13. ^ Q&A With Regent's Rabbits
  14. ^ "The Syndicate slammed for School-girl themed event". 8 May 2013.