The Academy Club was founded by the members of the Class of 1924 to create, in the words of the founders, a "closer relationship between the Alumni body of Germantown Academy and the school itself." This spirit of dedication and involvement is commemorated each year when GA and the Senior Class honor certain class members for contributing to the life of the school by inducting them to The Academy Club.

The Academy Club maintains a special relationship with GA. A fundamental, traditional activity is awarding the Geis Trophy to the outstanding football player in the annual GA-PC Day football game. Another recent project was to collect, restore, and preserve school memorabilia. In 2006, then Academy Club president Gump Whiteside oversaw the creation of the Academy Club wall in the Common Room.  In 2009, Gump Whiteside passed on the presidential reigns to Lauren Quaile ’97. 

The number of members selected each year varies with the size of the class. Traditionally, the total is 10 to 15. Beginning with the class of 2008, slight changes were made to the selection process.  In order to be considered for the Academy Club, at the end of their junior year, members of the class are asked to nominate themselves or their classmates.  The class then votes on all nominees and the results are announced on Prize Day in June. The club's annual dinner, honoring and inducting its class of 2010 members, will be held on June 8, 2010.

In addition to the seniors inducted each year, there are times when other alumni/ae have been elected in recognition of their dedication to Germantown Academy. Written nominations should be sent to the Alumni Office by May 15 of each year.