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Become a member today!

Fee-paying NIU students on the DeKalb campus are automatically members for the current semester. Campus Recreation also offers affordable memberships for:

• NIU faculty/staff
• NIU retirees
• NIU alumni
• NIU Family, Spouse, Partner in Civil Union, and Partner in a Domestic Partnership
• Community members

Memberships can be purchased online or in person at the Student Recreation Center during regular building hours.  To purchase a membership online, click on the membership type you wish to purchase.

Membership Benefits

Current memberships with Campus Recreation include access to both the Student Recreation Center and the Chick Evans Field House. Within those facilities, members are able to utilize the:

• Cardio and Strength Training Rooms and equipment
• Racquetball/wallyball courts
• Multipurpose courts
• Locker rooms with dry saunas
• Indoor tracks
• Sports equipment check-out 
• Numerous programs and services (some at an additional cost)

Memberships will include the above listed ammenities PLUS use of Anderson and Gabel Hall pools for open and lap swimming!  NIU Faculty and Staff memberships will also include the following additional ammenities:

• One group cardio equipment orientation*
• One group strength training session*
• One group nutrition session*

*As available.  Must register in advance online or in person at the Student Recreation Center.

Special Passes

• Pool passes for open and lap swimming are available for non-members. 
• Members can sponsor a maximum of two guests per day. Guest passes can be purchased at the Student Recreation Center Service Counter and are valid for the date on which they are purchased.  

Facility Tours

Tours of the Campus Recreation Facilities are available during all open building hours. For tours of the Student Recreation Center, stop by the Service Counter located inside the front door of the Student Recreation Center. For tours of the Chick Evans Field House, stop by the Field House Service Counter.