Private rooms
Curated dinners, closed-door salons, and small-format gatherings designed for conversation that would never happen in a lecture hall.
First Dinner Now Forming
The room before the room.
Private dinners and curated gatherings for Babson students building beyond campus.
The 1919 Society brings together founders, operators, family-business students, investors, and builders through small-format dinners, trusted introductions, and private conversations.
First dinner limited to 12 seats. Invitations reviewed privately.
Most students collect contacts. A few build private networks.
Babson attracts founders, family-business operators, investors, builders, and people who will shape serious companies long before the world notices. Yet the most valuable students often move in separate circles.
The 1919 Society exists to bring those people into one private room.
Not as another campus club. Not as a résumé line. Not as a public social scene.
As a trusted circle for students building companies, entering family businesses, exploring capital, launching brands, and making introductions that matter.
Private dinners built around access, trust, and real conversation.
Real introductions
A trusted network of members, alumni, founders, operators, investors, and family-business connections.
Elevated experiences
Member-only weekends, private tables, brand previews, travel moments, and cultural access designed for people who value discretion.
What members receive access to.
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The First Table
A monthly private dinner limited to 10 to 14 members and one invited guest from the world of venture, family office, luxury, real estate, hospitality, private equity, consumer brands, or entrepreneurship.
No panels. No name tags. No crowded networking.
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The Black Book
A private member directory built around trust, interests, family industries, cities, investment curiosity, brand access, and what each member can help with.
The point is not who you know. It is who trusts you enough to answer.
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Capital Nights
Closed-door member sessions for startup ideas, brand concepts, acquisitions, angel opportunities, real estate plays, and student-led ventures.
Built for members who want to move from conversation to execution.
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The Table Drop
Short-notice access to private dinners, restaurant buyouts, member-hosted tables, trips, cultural events, and off-campus experiences.
The best invitations rarely come with much notice.
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Weekend House
A once-per-semester destination experience for the founding class. Designed around private dining, founder conversations, member bonding, and cultural access.
The relationships are built when people leave campus.
Designed to feel nothing like a student organization.
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The First Table
A 12-person dinner hosted in a private room with one invited guest and one conversation rule: no small talk.
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Capital Nights
A closed room for members building, buying, investing, or exploring what their family capital, personal capital, or network can actually do.
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The Green Room
A members-only pregame salon before major Boston, New York, Miami, and campus-adjacent events.
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The House Weekend
A private weekend experience for the founding class. Limited attendance. Location shared with confirmed members only.
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The 1919 List
A curated internal feed of member opportunities, brand launches, tables, trips, introductions, investment curiosity, and invite-only moments.
For the students already thinking beyond campus.
The 1919 Society is for Babson students who are building companies, entering family businesses, exploring capital, launching brands, investing early, or doing work that matters before graduation.
This is for people with ambition, initiative, and something real to bring to the table.
Not everyone will be a fit. That is the point.
Members may include
- Founders building serious ventures.
- Students involved in family businesses.
- Emerging angel investors or future capital allocators.
- Luxury, hospitality, fashion, real estate, consumer, or finance-focused operators.
- Students with meaningful networks across Boston, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Dubai, Mexico City, São Paulo, or other global cities.
- People who can both bring value and respect discretion.
The Society is not built around popularity. It is built around proximity, trust, and future leverage.
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first private dinner
12 seats. First private dinner.
The first dinner of The 1919 Society will set the tone, the culture, and the standard for everything that follows.
Attendees of the first dinner will have early access to future gatherings, influence over who gets invited next, and a seat at the table from the beginning.
Invitations are reviewed privately. Referrals are preferred. A seat is not guaranteed.
Invitations reviewed on a rolling basis.
Request a Dinner Invitation.
The first dinner is limited to 12 seats. Tell us a bit about yourself.
Your request has been received.
If there is alignment, you will be contacted privately regarding the dinner and next steps.
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Nominate a future member.
Referrals are strongly preferred. Tell us who should be in the room and why they belong in the founding class.
Your nomination has been received.
Thank you for putting someone forward. If there is alignment, we may contact you or the nominee privately regarding next steps.
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Briefly answered.
Is this an official Babson organization?
No. The 1919 Society is an independent student-founded private membership society. It is not officially affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Babson College.
Is this only for founders?
No. Founders are welcome, but the Society is broader than startups. Members may come from family business, investing, real estate, consumer brands, hospitality, finance, luxury, technology, or cultural influence.
Is membership paid?
Yes. Founding membership will include dues, with pricing finalized after initial intent validation and founding dinner feedback. The goal is to build a membership experience valuable enough to justify the standard.
How selective is it?
The first dinner is limited to 12 seats. Selection is based on fit, ambition, and what each person can contribute to the room.
Do I need a referral?
A referral is preferred, but not required. Strong applications without referrals will still be reviewed.
What happens after I apply?
Applications are reviewed privately. Selected applicants may be invited to a founding dinner, interview, or private intro call before membership invitations are extended.
What makes this different from a club?
The 1919 Society is not designed around meetings, committees, or public events. It is designed around curated rooms, trusted introductions, elevated experiences, and private member value.