The Cerulean Society assembles members of the alumni community who uniquely personify and endow the university's continued dedication to innovation, discovery and the advancement of Hopkins’ global impact.

Daniel Coit Gilman, our university’s first president, chose blue as a color for the university’s shield to symbolize immortality, fidelity, universal fellowship and an enduring quest for wisdom and truth. Derived from the Latin word for sky or heaven (caelum) and first used in English in the 1590s, cerulean, a rich shade of blue, evokes the sense of boundless possibility that was envisioned by Gilman and which is reflected in the university motto, “Veritas Vos Liberabit,” — The truth shall make you free.

Cerulean’s Impact

Your decision to provide a leadership level of financial support to the Alumni Association yields a host of benefits to alumni, the university and students not only today, but for generations to come. Through your gifts to the Alumni Association, you directly fund the association’s special events and programs, finance alumni activity within the nine schools, sustain the association’s special awards for alumni and faculty, and grants for students' projects.

Society Benefits and Services

While the advancement of the Alumni Association and the university is the primary reward of membership, membership in the Cerulean Society entitles you to enjoy exclusive perquisites:

• All Alumni Association benefits. View association benefits.
• Waiver of initiation fees at Johns Hopkins Club*. The Johns Hopkins Club is home to more than 4,000 members, including faculty, alumni and association members. It is a bustling gathering place for faculty luncheons, a traditional meeting place for university receptions and dinners, and a home to our members for such milestones as wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs, birthdays and anniversaries. The Johns Hopkins Club has waived the initiation fee for Cerulean Society members.
• Limited free access to the JHU Ralph S O’Connor Recreation Center*. Cerulean Society members and a guest may use the recreation center once a semester (up to three times per calendar year).
• Free use of the University Shuttle Service. The JHU Shuttle bus services the Homewood, Eastern, Mt. Washington, Downtown and East Baltimore campuses. Please have your Cerulean Society member card available to show the driver when boarding the bus. Learn more about the shuttle service.
• Discounts at Johns Hopkins Barnes & Noble bookstore.  Receive a 10% discount on all orders at the Barnes & Noble bookstore (excluding textbooks and the Nook).
• Access to membership at the Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union. The Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union offers alumni members low-interest loans, investment advice and auto purchase services.
• Optional: Complimentary tickets to home men’s lacrosse games*. Two free tickets per game per alum are available on a first come, first served basis.

*For more information about these benefits and services, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 410-516-0363.

Become a Member

Cerulean is a leadership society that seeks to advance the long-term interests of the Alumni Association and the university. Membership in the Cerulean Society is limited to alumni who make a significant, tax-deductible contribution — a minimum of $1000 — to the Alumni Association’s endowment.

Support the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association’s dedication to innovation, discovery and global impact. Become part of the Cerulean Society today using our online form or by calling 1-800-548-5481.

Questions

Please direct all questions regarding the Cerulean Society to the Office of Alumni Relations. Send us an email or call us at 410-516-0363.

NOTE: Cards to Cerulean Society members will be mailed in early 2012.