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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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Thursday Dinner at the Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

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Wild West Night @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

Yeehaw! Grab your boots and bolo ties and head on over to Cloister this Saturday for a honky tonk rodeo with live country music by Jake's Rockin' Country Band!  Sophomores are welcome at 10pm for a special sophomores + members social hour.  Everyone else at 11pm. Pass/Sophomores PUID.

Wild West Night @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

After last year's absurd debut of Wild West Night we've decided to bring the mechanical bull back to 65 Prospect Ave this year. 10PM doors open to members + sophomores on list, 11PM all sophomores welcome on PUID, and open to all PUID after midnight. The mechanical bull will begin accepting challengers starting at 11PM…

Kitchen Tour and Cooking Class @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

Through the changing decades and memberships at Cloister Inn one thing has remained constant - the really good food. That's due in large part to our executive chef, Alan Aptner, who's been with Cloister Inn for over 35 years now. This Friday Alan is giving a tour of the kitchen and a cooking lesson to…

Sophomore Dinner @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

It's time for another sophomore dinner at CI. If you've been to one before, you know why they fill up so quickly so make sure to RSVP soon and save yourself a spot. Also, check out the sophomore events page on our blog to learn more about what's going on at Cloister Inn this month.

SNF @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

That's Sunday Night Football for you non-sports fans. Broncos @ Patriots. The men of 2016 are invited to Cloister Inn this Sunday for an evening of camaraderie, spectatorship, and football. Meet some current members and classmates, shoot some pool, watch the game, and keep the post-bonfire celebrations going at 65 Prospect. Dudes can sign up…

DJ + Cider @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

Members + pass. Sophomores contact Vice President Ian Rea (irea@) to be added to the sophomore mailing list.

Ladies Night @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

The ladies of the class of 2016 are invited to a social hour this Friday evening to be held in the library of Cloister Inn, a beautiful space that's been home to countless member's events and just as many caffeine-fueled thesis all-nighters. Sign up for the event by filling out this form and find out…

Cookies & Co. @ Cloister Inn

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

Think you're too old to get really, ridiculously excited about cookies? Then you probably haven't been to cookie night at CI. Come over for dinner and help yourself to one (or twelve) of Max's homemade cookies this Wednesday. They're really, ridiculously good. Sophomores can sign up using this form and check out the menu for…

Dinner Crashers

Cloister Inn 65 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ, United States

Thursday night dinners are members-only at Cloister Inn, but this week sophomores are invited to crash the party. Come eat some steak, crab legs, and chocolate lava cake. Introduce yourself to strangers as the owner of a maple syrup conglomerate. Be the life of the party. And stick around for a screening of Wedding Crashers starting right…

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