This is a list of current University of Oxforddining 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.
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 Goblin Club,
Lincoln[3][11] (founded 1902; limited to between 12 and 15 members; extensive silverware collection; club tie in colours of port, champagne, and claret; male society)
The
King Charles Club,
St John's[1][2] (claims to be the oldest University dining club; club tie is black, with stripes of pacific blue edged with gold; male society)
The Loder,
Christ Church[1][3] (members drink only from 18th-century silver goblets; male society)
The Penguin Club,
Hertford[1] (possibly defunct; male society)
The Phoenix Club,
Brasenose[2][3] (claims to be the oldest University dining club; dress in brown tailcoats, and dine with a silver phoenix at the table; limited to 12 members; male society)
This is a list of current University of Oxforddining 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.
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 Goblin Club,
Lincoln[3][11] (founded 1902; limited to between 12 and 15 members; extensive silverware collection; club tie in colours of port, champagne, and claret; male society)
The
King Charles Club,
St John's[1][2] (claims to be the oldest University dining club; club tie is black, with stripes of pacific blue edged with gold; male society)
The Loder,
Christ Church[1][3] (members drink only from 18th-century silver goblets; male society)
The Penguin Club,
Hertford[1] (possibly defunct; male society)
The Phoenix Club,
Brasenose[2][3] (claims to be the oldest University dining club; dress in brown tailcoats, and dine with a silver phoenix at the table; limited to 12 members; male society)