Applying for Membership

Eligible community members should complete the following steps to apply for membership in the Chicago fitness program. Find out if you are eligible.

  1. Complete the Northwestern Fitness/Recreation Benefits Application
  2. Complete the Holmes Place Membership Application
  3. Include marriage or domestic partnership documentation, if applicable
  4. Send applications and payment to University Services
  5. The application is processed

1. Complete the Northwestern Fitness/Recreation Benefits Application

Download and complete the Northwestern Fitness/Recreation Benefits Application (pdf). (Spouses/partners do not need to complete a second form).

2. Complete the Holmes Place Membership Application

Download and complete the Holmes Place Membership Application (pdf). (Spouses/partners must complete a Holmes Place application).

3. Include marriage or domestic partnership documentation, if applicable

4. Send applications and payment to University Services

Payment options vary by applicant type:
  • All eligible applicants can pay by check or money order
  • Employees can also pay by payroll deduction


Make check or money order payable to Northwestern University
Send payment and application to:
Northwestern University
University Services - Fitness Club Manager
1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 2300
Evanston, Illinois 60201

(For quicker processing, drop off your application at the University Services' drop-off mail slot in the Abbott Hall foyer by the Huron Street entrance.)

Payroll Deduction:

  • Note that you would like to pay via payroll deduction on the Northwestern Fitness/Recreation Benefits Application
  • Fax both applications to the Fitness Club Manager at 847-491-3849

5. The application is processed

University Services must receive applications, renewals, and payment by the 22nd of the month in order to start membership the following month.