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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
of Princeton University

Street Week 2022: Most Sophomores Since 2014 — and Highest Percentage of Sophomores in a Decade — Participate in Street Week

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Most Sophomores Since 2014 — and Highest Percentage of Sophomores in a Decade — Participate in Street Week

 

Princeton, NJ – February 09,  2022  – The  Interclub Council (ICC) is excited to report, after a successful hybrid admissions process, general statistics from Street Week 2022.

 

This year’s Street Week offered a plethora of new challenges for sophomores and club members alike, as clubs used a hybrid events system to introduce new members to the clubs! We adapted to this model to account for the challenges presented to the process by Covid-19. In order to optimize the Street Week experience while putting an emphasis on the health and safety of students, we hosted events in person and also over internet platforms like Zoom. This enabled everyone who was interested to participate in Street Week. We wanted students to get a clear sense of what it feels like to be in an eating club and worked hard to ensure that the experience could be translated online to reach those who were not able or did not wish to explore in person.

 

For the fourth year in a row, 100% of sophomores who participated were placed in a club.

 

In 2022, a total of 1070 students, 82% of the sophomore class, participated in Street Week. This represents the highest number of sophomore participants that the ICC has seen since 2014, and the highest percentage of sophomore participation in the past decade. Street Week 2022 was a huge success, especially considering the planning complications brought by the ever-adapting Covid-19 policies.

 

The club system continues to have strong percentages when it comes to placement. This year, 83% of sophomores were placed in their 1st or 2nd choice club. This represents a slight decrease from last year’s 87%, most likely due to greater participation by sophomores. In addition, interested juniors who participated in the process were admitted to many clubs.

 

Additionally, 71% of sophomores who participated in Street Week chose to double-bicker.

 

Of the sophomores who bickered a selective club this year, 66.7% were admitted.

 

Finally, the Group Sign-In feature continued to see successful implementation in its second year: there were a total of 14 Groups created, with 46 students opting to sign in as part of a group.

 

The ICC is excited by the success of Street Week 2022, and looks forward to continuing to welcome the Class of 2024 to the Street!

 

Please contact ICC President Schuyler Kean (slkean@princeton.edu) with any questions.

  • 02/11/2022
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