Join fellow alumni and friends in Sydney for an evening celebrating the International Spirit of Zinck’s Night! We hope to see you there!

DATE: Thursday, October 15, 2026
TIME: 5:45 – 7:00pm local time in Sydney
LOCATION: Kiln, Ace Hotel, Level 18/53 Wentworth Ave, Sydney NSW 2000
COST: Pay as you go
QUESTIONS: Contact Harry Chiam at 0433705274 or harry.chiam1@gmail.com

* Please ask for Harry Chiam at Kiln reception when you arrive. 0433705274

THE HISTORY BEHIND THE INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT OF ZINCK’S NIGHT. HOW IT ALL BEGAN. 

“We’ll all have drinks at Theodore Zinck’s, when I get back next fall!†goes “Give My Regards to Davy,†the timeless Cornell fighting song. But just who exactly is Theodore Zinck? 

Theodore Zinck was an Ithaca saloon owner whose pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular haunt for Cornellians in the 1890s. When he died in 1903, a series of bars on and around Collegetown adopted his name over the years. The last one closed in the 1960s, and Cornellians started commemorating the spirit of Zinck’s Night by gathering at an establishment on a Thursday night, once a year. This tradition of undergraduates coming together to enjoy camaraderie and refreshments has grown into a gathering for Cornellians of all stripes everywhere.