The Cornell Club of Switzerland warmly invites you to join us for International Zinck’s Night 2025, on Thursday, 16 October 2025, at 18:30, a tradition that unites Cornellians worldwide in honor of Theodore Zinck, the legendary Ithaca saloonkeeper whose tavern was a beloved gathering place for students in the late 19th century. This year we have the opportunity to celebrate in both Geneva and Zurich.

DATE: Thursday, 16 October 2025
TIME: 18:30 – 21:00 
ZURICH LOCATION: Savoy Brasserie & Bar, Mandarin Oriental in Paradeplatz, Poststrasse 12, 8001 Zurich
GENEVA LOCATION: Ruby Claire Bar, in the Ruby Claire Hotel on Rue de Rhône 46, 1204 Geneva.
COST: CHF 28.00 (includes your first drink and light finger food)
DRESS CODE: Business Casual

QUESTIONS:

• For Zurich, please reach out Emma (Miao) (MS 2016, CALS) at emmahemiao@gmail.com.
• For Geneva, please reach out to Kirk (M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 2001) at kirk@haseltonip.com.

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. 

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