"I immediately regret this decision."  -Ron Burgundy

Looking to hire a consultant this fall for help with a project?  Your alma mater can help!  Join us to learn more about Illinois Business Consulting, part of the Geis College of Business.

June is World LGBT Pride Month as well as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which launched the gay liberation movement.  Celebrate with Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends, and str8 allies at the start of it all - the Stonewall Inn itself!

As always, we will celebrate our fantastic Scholarship Program and introduce this year’s finalists.  We'll also hear from the Alumni Association's Ryan Ross, who will highlight some of Illinois' most famous, and infamous, alumni. 

Drinks, barbecue, music - it's all down the shore!  Come on down for the annual Big Ten party in Lake Como, now in its TENTH year!

We have a block of tickets for the upcoming screening of Warner Brothers classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, accompanied by a live performance of the classical music score by the New York Philharmonic.

A new adaptation of a rarely-seen musical, written by three of the biggest names in Broadway history.

Looking for a great way to have fun and meet new people?  Join the Big Apple Big Ten Cornhole League, with matches on Thursday nights at Joshua Tree in Murray Hill, starting April 25.  Individual players welcome! REGISTRATION DEADLINE APRIL 16

Join us and our fellow NYC Big Ten alumni to celebrate the start of March Madness with some drinks as we watch the early games of the Big Ten Tournament.

See former member, producer, and musical director of The Other Guys, Steve Hackman, as he presents the latest performance of his 60-piece Stereo Hideout Orchestra, blending the music of Tchaikovsky and the rapper Drake.

The Illini will play Maryland at The World's Most Famous Arena in the basketball portion of this year's Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey.  Get your tickets on Ticketmaster, and join us after the game across the street at Stout!

Join us as we celebrate Mr. Howard's induction into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.

Join us for the fourth annual all-Big-Ten party to usher in the holiday season and enjoy the conference championship football game.  This year we'll be supporting two NYC charities: Harlem Grown and The Stand.

Get your tickets now to sit with fellow Illini fans in our block to see the Rutgers Scarlet Knights host the Fighting Illini, and join us for a pre-game tailgate party just outside the stadium.

It's iHelp time again!  We will join U of I students and alumni in a national day of community service by doing some gardening in Central Park.

Rare books, from a science fiction angle! Join us for a talk by UI Library Head of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Lynne Thomas, as she compares that role to her other passion, science fiction, and the ways that both of them involve time travel.

A little friendly competition between alumni on the cornhole boards prior to the competition between our football squads on the gridiron, coming to us live from beautiful Champaign.

Join us at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn for a cocktail reception celebrating Krannert Center.  Featuring remarks by opera star and Illinois faculty member Nathan Gunn, plus Mark Morris and a performance by his dancers.

For our 22nd Annual Pub Crawl, we will return to where it all started - The West Village.

Help represent the Illini at the first ever Big Apple Big Ten Cornhole Tournament!  Aside from showing off your prowess at tossing bean bags, you'll get to enjoy good food, good drinks, and fellow NYC Illini and other Big Teners, all for a good cause. 

This year's kickoff to the Big Ten Football season here in New York City will be fully sponsored by the Big Ten Network and SoFi.

We're returning to the top of the World Trade Center to enjoy its spectacular views.  If you couldn't make this popular event last year, now's your chance!

No need to wait until your next trip to Chicago to enjoy an Italian beef sandwich or Vienna Beef hot dog!  Join us at Hank's Juicy Beef in the Financial District for authentic Chicago cuisine and tasty adult beverages.

Celebrate Pride Month with Big Ten alumni at a mixer hosted by Penn State NYC Alumni.  Mix and mingle with fellow Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends and str8 allies!

Drinks, barbecue, music - it's all down the shore!  Come on down for the annual Big Ten party in Lake Como, now in its eighth year.

As always, we will celebrate our fantastic Scholarship Program and introduce this year’s finalists.  We'll also hear from the Alumni Association's Ryan Ross, who will tell us about what it was like as an Illinois student back in the late 1800s.

We'll be to helping to decorate and otherwise prepare for the Annual Gala at GiGi's Playhouse, a non-profit that has been serving New York's Down syndrome community since 2012.

Connect with fellow Illinois Engineering alumni and friends for an extraordinary evening in Manhattan. Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on everything that's happening in the College, all while enjoying a spectacular view.

As part of the University's Sesquicentennial celebrations, the Wind Symphony and Chamber Singers will be performing at Alice Tully Hall as part of a three-city tour. A reception will follow the concert and feature a performance by The Other Guys!

Love talking up your alma mater? Join the Office of Admissions at their annual luncheon for local students who have been admitted to the U of I Class of 2022.

Happy Year of the Dog! To celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, the alumni associations of SYSU, SCUT, JNU, PennNYC, and Metro NY Illini Club will host a gala celebration at the beautiful and historic Church of the Holy Apostles.

To kick off the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at MSG, Athletic Director Josh Whitman will be on hand at a pep rally hosted by the Alumni Association. Stay for the game, if you don't have tickets to the Garden!

Join fellow Metro New York Illini fans to cheer Illinois to victory just a short distance away!

For our first Young Alumni event of 2018, we'll get creative with plants while enjoying some tasty snacks and beverages. Green thumb not required!

Usher in the holiday season with some delicious drinks, elegant hors d’oeuvres, and Illini cheer at a fabulous spot just a couple of blocks from Union Square, owned by a U of I alumna.

Join us for the third annual Big Ten gathering for our conference football championship game, also serving as a holiday party and networking event, plus a fundraiser for two local charities.

NJ Illini - looking to network? Here's your opportunity - join fellow Big Ten alumni in Wayne for a few drinks and conversation. You never know, your next big job opportunity could be there waiting for you!

A Metro NY Illini Club tradition! This year, we'll be checking out a few of the watering holes on the Upper East Side.

Start the weekend with some drinks and some Fighting Illini football!!

Wear your Illini colors for this Big Ten Blowout, presented by SoFi and featuring BTN's Dave Revsine. (Note a change of venue this year - after many years at the Boat Basin Cafe, we are moving to the Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC, at 29th & Park.)

CANCELLED due to weather.

Happy Hour at the Top Of The World! (Well, the top of New York City, anyway!) Join us at the One World Observatory, at the top of One World Trade Center, to enjoy a cocktail or two while taking in the breathtaking views of the city and its surroundings.

For a taste of the Midwest here in the Big Apple, join our team for Zog Sports’ Cornhole (a.k.a. Bags) League on Tuesday evenings, June 20th through August 1st. Matches take place on the rooftop of Beer Authority, at 40th St. and 8th Avenue!

Celebrate the start of summer with your fellow Illini at Walter's Bar!

We will once again head down the shore to Bar Anticipation (Bar-A) in Lake Como for this event, now in its seventh year.

Please join us for this year's Annual Dinner, where we will enjoy some Illini camaraderie and honor our 2017 Club Scholarship Finalists.

Kick off Pride Month with Big Ten Alumni at a mixer hosted by Penn State NYC Alumni Chapter. Mix and mingle with fellow Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends and str8 allies! All drinks 2-for-1 including top shelf brands, and $5 draft beers!

NJ Illini - looking to network? Here's your opportunity - join fellow Big Ten alumni in Florham Park for a few drinks and conversation. You never know, your next big job opportunity could be there waiting for you!

Tenors Un Limited is a London-based trio of singers, one of whom is a former member of The Other Guys. Come see them perform at the renowned Feinstein's/54 Below, and hang out for a post-show meet & greet!

After a few years' hiatus, the Big Apple Big Ten Beer Pong Tournament is back! Wear your orange and come on out to represent the Illini.

The Other Guys, the premier a cappella singing group at the Urbana-Champaign campus, will entertain members and guests of the Metro New York Illini Club FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!!

Love talking up your alma mater? Join the Office of Admissions at their annual luncheon for local students who have been admitted to the U of I Class of 2021.

Our first Young Alumni event of 2017 (a little late due to the nor'easter on Feb 9) will be a little detour from the usual Happy Hour - there will still be beverages involved, but you'll also come away with your very own painting, suitable for framing!

Join fellow Metro New York Illini fans to cheer Illinois to victory just a short distance away!

Booknapping at the Library!! Learn all about the hidden world of rare-book theft, complete with rival gangs and sting operations, from alumnus and head of the U of I Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Professor Travis McDade.

The wide-open Big Ten season continues Sunday when Illinois takes on Indiana. All 5 underdogs won last Sunday, including the Illini over Ohio State! Join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) to see what happens this week.

Illinois will face Missouri in the annual Braggin' Rights game in St.Louis. We'll be watching at Scallywag's - come on by to see the Illini keep the braggin' rights they earned with wins the past three years!

Getting in one more NYC Illini shindig before the year is over!! Hope you can join us at Little Town - 118 East 15th Street (at Irving Place).

Can't get enough Fighting Illini, even after two days of basketball at the Barclays Center? Don't worry - there's still some football left! We'll be at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the game in Evanston.

See Coach Groce and the 2016-2017 Fighting Illini Men's Basketball team, live and in person, as they visit us right here in New York City! They'll be one of the four teams in this year's NIT Season Tip-off Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Illini football team is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get!! Come on by Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) to see how this week's contest unfolds at Memorial Stadium. GO ILLINI!

You’re invited to join the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Metro New York Illini Club and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics for an East Coast Illini weekend held in conjunction with the Illinois at Rutgers football game.

Illinois and Nebraska will square off in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for an afternoon of fall football fun!

A Metro NY Illini Club tradition! This year, we'll be checking out a few of the watering holes in Alphabet City.

The Lovie Smith Era begins as the Fighting Illini open their 127th year of football when Murray State comes to Memorial Stadium. Head to Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) to catch the game with fellow fans!

Watch the sunset over the Hudson river and meet other Big Ten Alumni at this annual summer celebration! The Boat Basin is at W. 79th Street on the Hudson River. Directions.

Heading back to the Village Pourhouse for a few end-of-summer refreshments.

CANCELLED due to the thunderstorms that are predicted for this evening - this DOES NOT make for a good picnic!

A summer favorite featuring refreshments from Sixpoint Brewery. Sixpoint was founded in Red Hook, Brooklyn by two Wisconsin alumni, and they are celebrating their 12th anniversary this year.

Check out sideBAR, in Union Square/Gramercy Park, for this month's installment of our Young Illini gatherings!

We will once again head down the shore to Bar Anticipation (Bar-A) in Lake Como for this event, now in its sixth year.

Please join us for this year's Annual Dinner, where we will enjoy some Illini camaraderie and honor our 2016 Club Scholarship Finalists. We will be returning to last year's venue, Villa Mosconi in the West Village.

Join us for the New York Philharmonic's screening of Disney's classic, "Fantasia", while they play the music live. This is a benefit event for our Club Scholarship Program, so you'll be contributing to a great cause while seeing a great show!

If you've ever visited the Episcopal Chapel of St. John the Divine, on campus at Wright and Armory, there's a good chance you've heard Linda Buzard - she's been the church's Organist/Choirmaster for 27 years, and is performing in NYC this Saturday night.

Mingle with fellow alumni while learning about wine - an event that is both fun and educational! Joint with alumni from the other "I" state schools, Iowa and Indiana. ** I-states (HEART) Wine! **

Very limited tickets are available to a small reception to meet the new Director of Athletics Josh Whitman on April 18. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity!

Join the Big Apple Big Ten Team and 4,000 New Yorkers as we help to clean up green spaces citywide. This year, there is a little friendly competition between conference divisions for the most volunteers.

The music department at John Hersey High School will once again be gracing the main stage at Carnegie Hall. Several members of the U of I Music faculty will be joining them on stage. Pre-concert drinks across the street!

Check out sideBAR, in Union Square/Gramercy Park, for this month's installment of our Young Illini gatherings!

To celebrate the Big Ten presence at the NCAA Wrestling Championships being held at Madison Square Garden, there will be an all-Big-Ten party at Proper West, just a few blocks away.

Join us March 16 for an exclusive Illini Athletics reception in New York City featuring Dee Brown, Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics and Jim Heffernan, Head Wrestling Coach.

Join fellow Metro New York Illini fans to cheer Illinois to victory just a short distance away, and MEET ILLINI LEGEND DEE BROWN BEFORE THE GAME!!!

BTN is making a splash in the Big Apple and wants you to be a part of it!

We'll be returning to one our faves - the Village Pourhouse - to kick off 2016 with a Young Alumni Happy Hour!

After an impressive victory over a ranked Purdue team, the Illini look to start a Big Ten win streak! Catch the action with fellow fans at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue).

It's Iowa and Michigan State in the Championship this year. Will the Hawkeyes have a perfect season, or will the Spartans hand them their first loss of 2015? Whoever you're rooting for, come on out and watch the game with fellow NYC Big Ten alumni!

This week, the Illini will be taking on Northwestern at historic Soldier Field. Come to Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) as we close out the regular season with a game in the coveted 3:30 time slot!

The Marching Illini are taking over all 15,000 square feet of Buffalo Wild Wings Times Square!! Come hang out with the band, and with fellow alumni coming from near and far to see them in their first-ever appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

The Marching Illini will be in town all week leading up to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here is their schedule, for anyone interested in joining them in some of their sightseeing activities or attending their parade rehearsal.

Should be a pretty even match-up this week against the Golden Gophers, and an Illini win will make us bowl-eligible! Join us for the game at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue).

Don't miss the last Young Alumni Happy Hour of 2015!

The Illini looked really good against Purdue last week, and return home to Champaign this week to take on Ohio State. Join us for the game at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue).

OK, last week's game was pretty hard to watch. Good news: it will be pretty hard for this week's game to be worse! Regardless of the game, we always have fun hanging out at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue). Join us!

It may be Halloween, but we won't be scared by a few Nittany Lions. Come on out to Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the game. We are due for a win!

For those not heading to Champaign this weekend, join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the game against Wisconson. The Badgers fell out of the Top 25 a few weeks ago, and an Illini win is definitely possible!

A Metro NY Illini Club tradition! This year, we'll be checking out a few of the watering holes in Tribeca.

Following a THRILLING last-minute win at home against Nebraska on Saturday, the Illini travel to Iowa City this week. We'll be at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the game.

The Illini head into Conference play with a 3-1 record, and will host the Cornhuskers on Saturday. Join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the game, coming to you LIVE from beautiful Champaign!

Haven't been able to make it yet to our new Fighting Illini game watching headquarters? Here's your chance to check out the great food & drink specials at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue)!

The Illini have a late-afternoon start this week, so come on over to Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) to get your Saturday night going a little early, with an Illini W!

The Illini are 2-0 so far, and are making their first road trip this week. Join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) to catch the action against the Tarheels.

The Illini are off to a great start in 2015! Join us at Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue) for the second game of the season!

Help us kick off the season and christen our new home, Scallywag's (508 Ninth Avenue)! The Illini will host Kent State for a night game in beautiful Champaign.

This time we'll be on the Upper East Side at Uptown Lounge for some libations and Illini camaraderie.

Watch the sunset over the Hudson river and meet other Big Ten Alumni at this annual summer celebration! The Boat Basin is at W. 79th Street on the Hudson River. Directions.

This month's Young Alumni Happy Hour will be at The Village Pourhouse. Come on out!

A summer favorite featuring refreshments from Sixpoint Brewery. Sixpoint was founded in Red Hook, Brooklyn by two Wisconsin alumni, and they are celebrating their 11th anniversary this year.

Our new Young Alumni group will kick things off with a Happy Hour - come on out and get acquainted with your fellow New York area alumni!!

We are pleased to welcome Barry Houser, director of the Marching Illini, as our featured speaker this year. We'll get an update on planned events surrounding the Marching Illini's first-ever appearance in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Movie night at the Philharmonic is back, this time with classic Looney Tunes episodes featuring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and some of your other favorite characters! The Philharmonic will be performing the score live. DON'T DELAY - THIS WILL SELL OUT!

The Coaches Powering Forward for Autism program provides basketball coaches, their teams, schools and supporters with an opportunity to help increase awareness, fundraise and advocate for the needs of families and individuals affected by autism.

Mingle with fellow alumni while learning about wine - an event that is both fun and educational! Joint with alumni from the other "I" states, Iowa and Indiana. ** I-states (HEART) Wine!! **

This year, we'll be checking out a few of the watering holes in Hell's Kitchen. The Illini will take on the Cornhuskers at 9:00pm, so we'll we watching the game during the festivities.

Join us for Fighting Illini legend Deron Williams’ fun-filled celebrity dodgeball tournament, and dodge for a cause!! Or, if you don't feel like dodging, just enjoy as a spectator!

Oh no!! A Fall Saturday with no Illini football game?!?! Never fear, the Illini Pub Crawl is here!! Come out, enjoy some adult beverages, and meet some new Illini!

Our annual pub crawl will tour pubs in Chelsea. Come out and meet some new Illini!

Our annual pub crawl will tour pubs in the Lower East Side. Come out and meet some new Illini!