District Chronicles, February 6, 2003

Scavengers and Rejects: Young Professionals Make Merry While Making Contacts by Lorinda Bullock

"Gold's Gym Rejects" was made up of seven young people. There was Jeff, the D.C. native, who brought along a map, Karen and Jennifer, friends who brought along another kind of aide - a couple of cases of beer - Michael, who wore a cowboy hat, Brady the marketing manager from Pittsburgh, Devereaux, the social butterfly, and the soft spoken Ella. Read more

Washington Post, December 1, 2002

In Short Holiday Season, the Rush Is On by Ylan Q. Mui and Linda Wheeler, Washington Post Staff Writers

So what if there's still a turkey leg in the fridge? Who cares if the Hecht's department store in Friendship Heights still has signs up from its Thanksgiving sale? Hanukah began Friday night, and Christmas is right around the corner. This is the shortest holiday season in six years, and there's little time to wallow in post-Thanksgiving stupor. "We only have three weeks," said Scott Rowson, 26. "We've got to shop for the family and shop for each other. Read more

Washingtonian, August 1, 2002

Annie, Get a Gun by Deborah Knuckey

PAY DIRT. AT A DAY OF PAINTBALL, RUN by the DC Society of Young Professionals . . . Read more

Washington Post, January 23, 2002

by Renee Schettler, Washington Post Staff Writer

I hear it all the time. "It" is the singles' lament: "How on earth, in one of the country's most (insert transient or other believable adjective) cities, with a male-to-female ratio of (insert miserable, mythical statistic), stuck in a workplace entirely populated with people obsessed with (insert age or other noun), is it possible to find someone decent to date?" It seems the answer may just be to go out to eat. Or so the D.C. Read more

D.C. Bar Report, May 1, 2000

Bar Members Add Professional Twist to Social Scene for Young Professionals by

Spending an evening at the Egyptian Embassy is not a usual occurrence for most young professionals in the District. But for those who participate in the D.C. Society of Young Professionals (DCSYP), such a special opportunity is not all that out of the ordinary. Read more

Washington Post Weekend Section, January 21, 2000

Global Appeal by Eric Brace

In October I wandered into the Czech embassy for an evening sponsored by the D.C. Society of Young Professionals to see what kind of night life took place outside my familiar world of bars and clubs. That evening about 200 people, most between 25 and 35 years old, ate Czech food, drank Czech beer, heard a chat from an Embassy attache about the Czech Republic and heard some Czech music. Read more

Washington CityPaper, January 14, 2000

Just Say Yup: Members of the D.C. Society of Young Professionals aren't afraid of the Y-word by Garance Franke-Ruta

"Listen, I've just reached Poupon," my friend T.'s voice crackles over the cell as he approaches Patisserie Poupon, his favorite Georgetown hangout. "I'll have to call you back," he says. "I don't want to talk inside. Read more