Every Baruchian – past, present, and future – passes through the doors of “17 Lex”. The campus building, on the corner of 23rd Street is the site where the Free Academy, the first free public institution of higher education in the nation, once stood.
Today the members of the 17 Lex Society honor a more than 150 year old tradition of excellence that touches the industries of business, public affairs, science, and the arts.
With an annual donation of $1,000 or more to the Baruch College Fund, 17 Lex Society members are leaders in creating the opportunities necessary to build on our, and your, tradition of changing lives for the better. Society members are invited to an annual reception called Taste of Baruch with Baruch College President and listed on the Baruch Honor Roll.