Club Fees - The Eating Clubs of Princeton UniversityThe Eating Clubs of Princeton University

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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

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Club Fees

The chart below shows the fees for the clubs for the 2017-2018 academic year. Each club has different payment plans, so please be sure to check and confirm this information with any club you are interested in joining.

Club	Juniors/Seniors 2018-2019	Payment Policies	Financial Assistance	Shared Meal Plans	Sophomores Spring 2019	Sophomore Benefits
Cannon	$9,700			10	$1,000	2 meals per week, full social benefits
Cap and Gown	$9,444	$200 damage deposit; Payment options include full payment, 2 payments, 4 payments, or monthly. RCA discount.	Financial assistance for upperclassmen allocated based on an application process each semester.	10	$850	Thursday night dinner + 1 other lunch/dinner per week, full social benefits
Charter	$8,900	This is a new lower rate that will go in effect for the 2019-2020 year. The Club offers one, two or six payment plans.	Charter accepts applications for financial assistance and awards grants on a case-by-case basis.	30	$630	2 lunches/dinners per week, breakfasts Mon-Fri, full social benefits
Cloister	$9,725	Payment options include full year, semester, and monthly. RCA discount available.	Cloister offers financial assistance via an application process on a case-by-case basis; please contact meghancs@princeton.edu for more information.	36	$800	2 meals a week, Breakfast Mon-Fri, full social benefits. Sophomores who sign in with a group may be eligible for special benefits. Contact meghancs@princeton.edu for more information.
Colonial	$8,822	Members can pay all at once (1 payment plan), once each semester (2 payment plan) or spread it out over 6 months from August to February.		75	$800	2 lunches/dinners per week + Friday dinner, breakfasts Mon-Fri, full social benefits
Cottage	$8,675	Members have the option to pay in a one-payment plan, two-payment plan, or four-payment plan for full, reduced, and RCA meal plans.	Cottage has a "Glinka Scholarship Fund" which is available to an undergraduate member who is on a level of financial aid from Princeton University of between 30-100% and who has a convincing argument that he or she cannot afford the cost differential of UCC charges not covered by PU Financial Aid.	6	$800	Wednesday night dinners + three other meals over the semester, full social benefits
Ivy	$9,950	Members can pay in full or in 2 installments. Discount of $150 for payment in full by July 30th. Credit card payments are not eligible for the discount.	Ivy members receiving aid from the University can apply to the Ivy 1879 Foundation for scholarship grants to help with a portion of their board expenses.	4	$1,300	1 Meal/week, Full social Membership
Quad	$9,360	Members can pay in full, by semester, or monthly.	If you are on full financial aid there is a discounted rate of $9,060. Scholarships are available for sophomores and upperclassmen with demonstrated need.	40	$600	2 lunches/dinners per week, breakfasts Mon-Fri, full social benefits
Terrace	$9,100	Flexible payment plans available. Shared Meal Plans pay full dues. RCAs eligible for $2,000 discount.	Guaranteed discounts: $500 for those with parent contribution $10,000 or less, $200 for those with $20,000 or less, as stated on Princeton University Financial Aid letter. Other aid available on a case by case basis.	40	$800	Breakfast Mon-Fri +2 more meals/week (lunch, dinner, 4c, brunch) +social benefits. $200 of financial aid is available for members whose parent contribution is $10,000 or less, as stated on their Princeton University Financial Aid letter.
Tiger Inn	$9,100	Pay in full or in 2 installments. RCAs $7,175.		7	$950	2 Meals/week, Full social Membership
Tower	$9,820	RCAs 2018-2019: $7,300; payment options include full payment or payment in 2 installments; discounts for early payment.	Financial assistance for upperclassmen will be considered on a case-by-case basis.	10	$1,100	2 meals per week, chosen from every meal except breakfast, Thursday dinner, and Sunday dinner; full social benefits.