Club Management

Club:

A club is an association of people

united by a common interest or goal.
A service club, for example, exists for
voluntary or charitable activities.
There are clubs devoted to hobbies
and sports, social activities clubs,
political and religious clubs, and so
forth.
 Historically, clubs occurred in all
ancient states of which we have
detailed knowledge. Once people
started living together in larger
groups, there was need for people with
a common interest to be able to
associate despite having no ties of
kinship. Organizations of the sort have
existed for many years, as evidenced
by Ancient Greek clubs and
associations (collegia) in Ancient Rome
.
It is uncertain whether the use of the
word "club" originated in its meaning
of a knot of people, or from the fact
that the members "clubbed" together
to pay the expenses of their
gatherings. The oldest English clubs
were merely informal periodic
gatherings of friends for the purpose
of dining or drinking with one another.
Thomas Occleve (in the time of 
Henry IV) mentions such a club
called La Court de Bonne
Compagnie (the Court of Good
Company), of which he was a
member. In 1659 John Aubrey wrote,
"We now use the word clubbe for a
sodality [a society, association, or
fraternity of any kind] in a tavern."
 Coffee House
 The word “club,” in the sense of an
association to promote good-
fellowship and social intercourse,
became common in England 
 With the introduction of coffee-
drinking in the middle of the 17th
century, clubs entered on a more
permanent phase.
 The coffee houses of the later period
 are the real originals of the modern
clubhouse.

 The clubs of the late 17th and early

18th century types resembled
their forerunners in being oftenest
associations solely for conviviality or
literary coteries.
 But many were confessedly political,
e.g. The Rota, or Coffee Club (1659),
a debating society for the spread of
republican ideas.

 The characteristics of all these clubs

were:
 No permanent financial bond
between the members, each man's
liability ending for the time being
when he had paid his “score” after
the meal.
 No permanent clubhouse, though
each clique tended to make some
special coffee house or tavern their
headquarters
 The institution of the gentleman's
club has spread all over the 
English-speaking world. Many of
those who energised the 
Scottish Enlightenment were
members of the Poker Club in 
Edinburgh. In the United States clubs
were first established after the 
War of Independence.
 One of the first was the Hoboken
Turtle Club (1797), which still
survived as of 1911.

 In former British Empire colonies like

India and Pakistan they are known
as Gymkhana.
 Why Join a Club?

 Exclusive Atmosphere
 Statement of Social Position
 Recreational Facilities
 Competition
 Convenience
 Business Purposes
 Club Ownership
Equity Clubs
Owned by the members
Governed by a Board of Directors
Typically non-profit tax exempt
Non-equity Clubs
Owned by individuals or
corporations
Members have little say
 Certain types of Clubs
 City Clubs
 Athletic
 Dining
 Professional
 Social
 University
 Country Clubs
 Others
 Yacht
 Fraternal
 Military
 Private Clubs
 Places where only members gather
for social, recreational, professional,
or fraternal reasons.
 Many of today’s clubs are
adaptations of their predecessors
from England and Scotland
 The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of
St. Andrews, Scotland is recognized
as the birthplace of golf.
 Country Clubs
 Recreational facilities
• Golf, tennis, swimming
 One or more lounges
 Banquet facilities
• Formal & informal parties, dinners,
dances & weddings
 Monthly billing
 Buying Club:

Buyer's clubs or buying clubs are clubs

organized to pool members'
collective buying power, enabling
them to make purchases at lower
prices than are generally available,
or purchase goods that might
otherwise be difficult to obtain.
 Sports Club:

There are two types of athletic and

sports clubs: those organized for
sporting participants (which include
athletic clubs and country clubs), and
those primarily for spectator fans of
a team
 Athletic & country Club:

Athletic and country clubs offer one

or more recreational sports facilities
to their members. Such clubs may
also offer social activities and
facilities, and some members may
join primarily to take advantage of
the social opportunities. 
 Country Club:

Country clubs offer a variety of

recreational sports facilities to their
members and are usually located in
suburban or rural areas. Most
country clubs have golf facilities. 
 Swimming pools, tennis courts, polo
 grounds and exercise facilities are
also common.

 Country clubs usually provide dining

facilities to their members and
guests, and frequently host special
events like weddings. 
 Fraternities and sororities

 Fraternities and sororities are social

clubs of secondary or 
higher education students.

 Membership in these organizations is

generally by invitation only.
 Hobby club

 Hobbies are practiced for interest and

enjoyment, rather than financial
reward. Examples include 
science fiction clubs, ham radio, 
model railroading, collecting, creative
and artistic pursuits, making,
tinkering, sports, and adult education.
 Engaging in a hobby can lead to
acquiring substantial skill,
knowledge, and experience.
However, personal fulfillment is the
aim.
 Personal club

Personal Clubs are similar to Hobby

Clubs. These clubs are run by a few
close friends. These friends or family
members do things they like to do
together. They might even make a
personal website for their club.
 Professional societies

 These organizations are partly social,

partly professional in nature and
provide professionals with
opportunities for advanced
education, presentations on current
research, business contacts, public
advocacy for the profession and
other advantages.
 Examples of these groups include
medical associations, scientific
societies, autograph club and bar
associations.

 Professional societies frequently have

layers of organization, with regional,
national and international levels. The
local chapters generally meet more
often and often include advanced
students unable to attend national
meetings.
School club[edit]
These are activities performed by
students that fall outside the realm of
classes. Such clubs may fall outside
the normal curriculum of school or
university education or, as in the
case of subject matter clubs (e.g.
student chapters of professional
societies), may supplement the
curriculum through informal meetings
and professional mentoring.
 Service club

 A service club is a type of voluntary

organization where members meet
regularly for social outings and to
perform charitable works either by
direct hands-on efforts or by raising
money for other organizations.
 Social activities clubs:

 Social activities clubs are a modern

combination of several other types of
clubs and reflect today's
Social activities clubs more eclectic

and varied society. These clubs are

centered around the activities
available to the club members in the
city or area in which the club is
located.
Because the purpose of these clubs is
split between general social
interaction and taking part in the
events themselves, clubs tend to
have more single members than
married ones; some clubs restrict
their membership to one of the
other, and some are for gays and
lesbians.
 Social Club
 Some social clubs are organized
around competitive games, such as
chess and bridge. Other clubs are
designed to encourage membership
of certain social classes. In the
1940s, 1950s and 1960s social clubs
were the precursor name of gangs
like the infamous Hamburgs of
Chicago.
 Membership to gentlemen's clubs
require the ability to pay large fees
as well as an invitation by existing
members who seek new recruits who
meet personal criteria such as
lifestyle, moral base, etc. Less elitist,
but still in some cases exclusive,
are working men's clubs. Clubs
restricted to either officers or
enlisted men exist on military bases.
 Club Management
 Forecasting
 Planning
 Budgeting
 Human Resource Development
 Food and Beverage Facility
Management
 Maintenance
 Revenue Sources for Clubs
 Membership dues
 Initiation dues
 Assessments
 Sport activities fees
 Food and beverage sales
Equity Club Structure
 Board of Directors
 Executive Committee

 General Manager

 Club Professionals

 Department Managers

 Line Staff
 CMAA
 The Club Manager’s Association of
America (CMAA)
 Membership:
6,000 Private Country Clubs
 Set Professional Guidelines