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The eating clubs offer juniors and seniors the opportunity to become a part of a close-knit community. They reinforce existing friendships while also introducing you to a wonderful, new, and diverse group of Princetonians. The clubs offer a home on campus where students can come together to enjoy a great meal, take a breath to relax, and develop life-long
friendships.

Hannah Paynter ’19, President of the Interclub Council, President of Cloister Inn

You join the club because your friends are there, but then by the time you graduate you’ve also made dozens of new great friends for the rest of your life.

Liam Morton '02, Cap and Gown Club

Each of Princeton’s clubs is different and through the years has achieved a distinct personality and set of traditions. This is as it should be, for it will be a sorry day for the world if ever such distinctions and peculiarities, and the especial loyalties they invoke, are lost.

Struthers Burt, Class of 1904

By joining an eating club, I’ve gained a sense of home and community that keeps me grounded on campus. I’m incredibly grateful for the life-long friendships I’ve developed and the many opportunities it has given me to grow my community and enrich my Princeton experience.

Rachel Macaulay ’19, President of Tower Club

Eating clubs serve as the perfect bridge between your underclassman and upperclassman years. They reinforce the strong friendships you've established and encourage new relationships with a diverse new group of people. By spending time talking, eating, studying, and socializing, we find that we are surrounded by some of the most brilliant yet modest and talented yet compassionate people, all from incredibly diverse backgrounds with a wide range of different life experiences and stories to share.

Katrina Maxcy '14, Former President of Colonial Club

The eating clubs are so much more than where 70 percent of Princeton juniors and seniors take their meals. They are where students are studying, collaborating on assignments, and encouraging each other as they write the last page of that junior paper or senior thesis. They are where students are coming together at tables to discuss an interesting news story, a great movie someone has seen recently, a campus issue, or any of a cornucopia of possible topics. They are where students are socializing and celebrating the end of a stressful day or a stressful week at high-quality social events. They are where students are engaging in meaningful service to the community outside of the Orange Bubble. The eating clubs are unique to Princeton, and they exemplify what is unique about Princeton — a sense of always being able to come home, whether you're just joining as a sophomore or are coming for your 50th Reunion.

Jean-Carlos Arenas '16, Former President of the Interclub Council, Former President of Charter Club

Eating clubs are places in which to find a home on campus. More than just a building to socialize in, they exist to create that feeling of family and acceptance – somewhere where you’re free to just be yourself, and relax into a community that accepts and loves you for you. Being in an eating club allows you to meet so many great people that otherwise you might never have met – people from backgrounds and cultures that differ greatly from your own, but who will nonetheless become some of your closest friends on campus. Being a part of one of these groups enables you to have a community that will always be yours, and that you will continue to be a part of long after you graduate. I find that in my own experience, I am constantly and unerringly amazed by the people I have met through my club, and by the sheer kindness with which everyone treats one another. I wouldn’t trade my eating club experience for anything in the world.

Conor O’Brien ’19, President of Charter Club

The Eating Clubs
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Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) issues statement calling for participation in a conversation on diversity and inclusion in the eating clubs

The Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) is a body that prides itself on the strength found in collaboration and unity, being comprised of the undergraduate presidents of each of Princeton’s 11 eating clubs. The ICC meets weekly to discuss campus issues that impact club life and develop best practices for how to best cultivate a culture…

  • 02/17/2016

ICC Releases Results on Spring 2016 Club Admissions

Over the past four years, the ICC (Interclub-Council of the Princeton Eating Clubs) has been working to synchronize and improve the process for joining an eating club and provide more information for students who are interested in joining. The goal of these efforts is to provide better information about the clubs to encourage more students…

  • 02/14/2016

Clubs Present Reports to the Princeton Prospect Foundation

Learn about recent education and community service initiatives at the eating clubs in these reports, presented February 2015 to the Princeton Prospect Foundation. Cannon Club Cap & Gown Club Charter Club Cloister Inn Colonial Club Cottage Club Ivy Quadrangle Terrace Club Tiger Inn Tower Club

  • 03/06/2015

Eating Clubs Announce the Formation of an Interclub Community Service Council

Princeton, NJ – February 4, 2015 – Kate Gardner ’16 (Tower Club) and Kevin Larkin ’16 (Colonial Club), the newly appointed Co-Chairs of the Community Service Interclub Council (CSICC), officially announce the formation of the CSICC, a new interclub council. The purpose of the CSICC is to foster and coordinate community service activities for all…

  • 02/05/2015

Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) issues statement calling for best practices to ensure a safe and respectful environment at all of the eating clubs

Princeton, NJ – January 22, 2015 – The Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) has released a statement to the Princeton University community that reaffirms its commitment to “advancing a widespread culture of equality and safety within the eating clubs” and pledges “to make the values of student safety and respect our highest priority” in welcoming new…

  • 02/05/2015

Get to Know the Eating Clubs

Watch a short video introduction to “The Street” and learn about the many benefits of club membership.

  • 01/22/2015

TruckFest Raises over $20,000 for Send Hunger Packing

    Princeton TruckFest was the first joint fundraiser ever hosted by all eleven of Princeton’s Eating Clubs, and it raised over $20,000 for Send Hunger Packing, a collaboration between the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, which provides low-income schoolchildren with nutritious meal packs for the weekends. Prospect Avenue…

  • 05/02/2014

ICC Releases Results on Spring 2014 Club Admissions

The ICC has just released results from Spring 2014 eating club admissions for the sophomore class for all 11 clubs –  6 selective clubs (Cannon, Cap and Gown, Cottage, Ivy Club, Tiger Inn, and Tower) and 5 open clubs (Charter, Cloister Inn, Colonial, Quadrangle, and Terrace). 1,075 sophomores or 79% of the class participated in…

  • 02/11/2014

Spring 2014 Club Admissions Begin January 26th

Join a club!  The spring bicker and sign-in process for all 11 Princeton eating clubs begins on January 26, 2014.  This is the second year that the ICC will be using a website to manage club admissions for all the clubs.  Students have a variety of choices including early admission to an open club, participating…

  • 01/07/2014

November Community Service Dinner

Community Service Chairs met this month at Cannon Club – thank you, Cannon!  One of the fun aspects of our monthly meetings is having the chance to sample the cuisine of each of the different clubs. Cannon has an amazing menu and you can order just like you’re at Wawa, from an incredible list of…

  • 11/06/2013

ICC Results on New Eating Club Admissions Process

The ICC released results from the new eating club admissions process that was implemented to help students navigate the variety of options available to them through the Princeton Eating Clubs. The process centered around a new Eating Club Admissions Website that synchronizes the process of joining an eating club for all interested students and for…

  • 05/06/2013
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