The intramural office offers the opportunity for all students, faculty and staff to participate in competitive sports, both individual and team. For more information contact the Intramural Sports Office, located on the 300 level of Dodge Physical Fitness Center, at 854-4002. Volleyball Club Sports Club sports are formed and pursued by groups of individuals who share a common interest in the sport, and may be recreational, instructional or competitive. Club sports are open to all University students, faculty, staff and alumni and their families. Non-undergraduates may be restricted from competition in certain clubs due to league or association regulations.
All clubs require dues from their membership in order to support their activities.
Intercollegiate Athletics Columbia's intercollegiate athletic teams primarily compete against teams of the seven other Ivy League institutions. I. Approximately 550 men from Columbia College and the School of Engineering and more than 250 women from Barnard College, Columbia College and the School of Engineering participate in the various levels of intercollegiate athletics. Columbia University and Barnard College are academic institutions, and while athletics play an important part in the life of the University, they are secondary to academic concerns and responsibilities. Accordingly, athletes, like all other students, are expected to have as their primary goal that of attaining both the superior education offered them and the degrees to which this education leads. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education encourages and assists athletes to achieve these goals.