Membership

• All current DePaul students, faculty, and staff may access The Ray through purchasing a membership or by paying a $7 daily self-sponsor fee.
• Community, alumni, recent alumni (those who have graduated one year or less previous to purchase date), and visiting students are all eligible to purchase new memberships at this time. See Membership Sales section below for details.
• Please check Ray Information and Updates for updated information related to facility usage.

Memberships must be purchased in-person during Membership Services Hours ; a photo ID for each member is required at the time of purchase. Those reactivating their membership due to being "on hold" from the COVID-19 closure will need to stop by the Membership Desk to pay new monthly charges, sign the new waiver and take a new photo. If you have questions, email us.  

Regular Hours: 

Any adult who does not have an affiliation with the University through other categories is eligible for the community rate but are required to pay a non-refundable initiation fee at the time of joining. Community memberships are valid during all facility hours. Membership rates are subject to change. 

Blue Membership access hours; slight adjustment in evening hours to accommodate facility closing times during summer and academic breaks. 

• Blue Member Hours - Academic Quarters
• Monday - Thursday: 8am - 3 pm; 9 - 11 pm
• Friday / Saturday / Sunday: All facility hours

To receive the member rate for specialty programs and fitness services, any program or appointment for which the blue member registers must take place during Blue membership access hours. The non-member rate will be charged for all program registrations and fitness services outside of Blue access hours.

Blue Membership Rates

Try us out at no cost to find out what a Ray membership can mean for you!  We offer a free one-week trial for Faculty/Staff new to DePaul or to The Ray.

• To receive a free week trial, email campusrecreation@depaul.edu at least one week in advance of your desired access date.

Faculty/Staff Standard Membership Rates

Who Qualifies as DePaul Faculty/Staff?

The faculty/staff rate is available to current DePaul University employees, university retirees, sub-contracted employees (minimum of 20 hours per week), Vincentians, and Friends of DePaul working on campus. 

• Verification documentation is required. 
• Part-time or adjunct employees may purchase a quarterly membership only for the quarter/semester they are teaching. 

**Questions? Contact us at campusrecreation@depaul.edu

Spouses or unrelated SDAs of members may purchase a membership at a matching rate (e.g., spouse/SDA of a faculty/staff member would pay $385 for an annual pass). To establish eligibility an affidavit of eligibility must be completed and verifying documentation presented (marriage license, civil union certificate must be shown, or two recent documents showing a current shared address)

Children/Dependents of Members

• Children and/or dependents (age 16-22) of members may purchase a membership at the dependent rate and, with their membership, have unlimited access to the facility. 
• Minors (ages 16 and 17) may only bring in guests ages 18 and over as a minor may not serve as a guardian for another minor.
• Children and/or dependents age 15 and under may register to access the facility during Children's Hours at no charge. A birth certificate is required for verification. 
• Each child will have their picture taken and will be issued a purple key tag in order to access the facility. 

Please refer to children/dependent policies for more information.

Full-time undergraduate students have membership fees included in their tuition package. 

• A valid DePaul student ID is required for entrance. 
• A student must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 undergraduate hours to be considered full-time; in the summer, 8 undergraduate hours (over all sessions) is considered to be full-time and includes Ray membership.

Graduate, part-time undergraduate, and law students have the option to purchase a membership each quarter/semester enrolled.

•  A valid DePaul student ID is required. 
• Students enrolled in the spring quarter/semester have the option of purchasing a summer membership even without summer enrollment. 

Spouse or Unrelated Second Domiciled Adult (SDA)
Spouses or unrelated SDAs of students may purchase a membership at a matching rate (i.e., spouse/SDA of a student member would pay $88 for a quarterly pass). To establish eligibility an affidavit of eligibility must be completed and verifying documentation presented (i.e. marriage license, civil union certificate must be shown, or two recent documents showing a current shared address).

Off-quarter
Students not enrolled for the current quarter may purchase a membership at the voluntary student rate with proof of enrollment for the previous or upcoming quarter.

• Summer semester memberships expire Monday, August 29
• Fall semester access dates are Monday, August 15, 2022 -Monday, January 16, 2023

Student Membership Rates

Self-sponsored single entry passes are available to part-time, graduate, and law students for $7.  A valid DePaul student ID is required for entrance.

Alumni Membership Rates

Not a DePaul student but living in the Lincoln Park area? Join us at The Ray.

You may purchase a Visiting Student membership and take advantage of all the facilities the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center has to offer. Your membership will provide access to our fitness classes, cardio and weight equipment, indoor track and pool, racquetball courts, Atrium games like ping pong, foosball, and pop-a-shot as well as the basketball/volleyball/badminton courts. If you're living in or near Lincoln Park, this is the place for you!

To qualify for a fall or winter/spring membership, visiting students must present a valid student ID from their college or university and proof of enrollment for that semester. To qualify for a summer membership, visiting students need to present a valid student ID from their college or university. 

Rosalind Franklin students qualify for the DePaul voluntary student rate.

Visiting Student Membership Rates (non-refundable membership)

Interested in giving the gift of wellness? Gift cards can be purchased in any denomination and be used for membership, classes, personal training, nutritional counseling, outdoor rentals or trips and pro-shop items! All gift cards are non-refundable. For more information contact Membership Services at campusrecreation@depaul.edu

If you would like to cancel your membership, please complete the cancellation request form.

• Cancellations made within the first six months of the join date are subject to a $25 cancellation fee.
• A $50 reactivation fee will be charged in place of the initiation fee if a member decides to reactivate their membership.  

If you would like to put your account on hold, please complete the on hold request form. 

• To put your account on hold for 6 weeks or less, there will be a $25 hold fee.
• To put your account on hold for more than 6 weeks, there will be a $50 hold fee.  

Cancellation and On Hold forms received 1st - 15th of the month, memberships will terminate or be placed on hold at the end of that month and automatic payments will stop with that month's payment. Cancellations and On Hold forms received 16th - end of month, memberships will terminate or be placed on hold at the end of the following month and automatic payments will stop after the following month's payment. See Membership Policies for full cancellation information.

New in 2023, The Ray offers free, two-hour, parking validation to users of the facility.  This initiative will take advantage of both the Clifton and Sheffield garages. Please note the hours for each garage below. 

Check-in with the front desk to validate your ticket!

Anyone who stays longer than two hours will be responsible for paying the full amount for parking. 

The Clifton Garage (2330 N. Clifton)

Monday – Thursday: 6 am – 5 pm

The Sheffield garage (2331 N. Sheffield)

(has limited availability)

Monday – Thursday: 5 pm – 11 pm

Friday: 6 am – 10 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 8 am – 10 pm