Programs

Small rooms. Serious people.

Monthly chapter dinners, conversations with leaders, an annual summit and summer cohorts in the cities where members work. Programs begin with our founding chapters in 2026–27.

Community · Every month

Campus chapters

Each chapter is a selective, interview-based cohort of about 20 to 30 students. Chapters meet monthly over an off-record dinner to debate ideas and help each other with what they're working on.

  • Admission by nomination and interview
  • Monthly dinners that open with modern Standing Queries
  • Founding chapters planned at UChicago, Harvard and Penn
20–30

members per chapter, meeting every month

Access · Every quarter

Leader conversations

Candid, off-record conversations between 15 to 25 members and leaders in government, policy, finance and technology. Small enough for real questions; serious enough that leaders say yes.

  • Members of Congress, officials and operators
  • Investors, founders and executives
  • Scholars and writers
15–25

members in the room for each conversation

Access · Every spring

The spring summit

Members from every chapter come together for speakers, debate and the cross-campus relationships that last. Our first summit is planned for spring 2027.

  • Speakers across politics, policy and business
  • Sessions on public service and building careers
  • Travel support for members, as funding allows
2027

our first spring summit

Community · Every summer

City cohorts

Members working or interning in Washington, New York and San Francisco meet over the summer, so the network follows them into their first jobs.

  • Dinners with alumni and local leaders
  • Introductions across finance, tech, law and policy
  • Planned from summer 2028
DC · NY · SF

summer cohorts

The ritual

Every dinner opens with the same question.

I

What's the most useful thing you've read lately?

II

Whose good work deserves recognition?

III

Who should this group meet?

IV

How can we help with what you're working on?

Modern versions of the Standing Queries Franklin wrote for the Junto in 1732.

Membership

Membership is by nomination.

Our founding cohort is forming now. Members are recommended by faculty, advisers and fellow students, then invited to interview.

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