<p>KeDIX - thank you very much for posting the EXACT questions I would also like to learn more answers about. I hope more current students will add their input. (Also, anyone that prefers to pm me any info, that would be welcomed as well).</p>
<p>Alumother, I would have pm’ed you but as a new member, this site’s rules don’t allow it, so I will post publicly. Hopefully, you can either pm me the answer or are willing to reply publicly and hopefully help many others in doing so. </p>
<p>Can you please tell us what you meant when you said TI and Terrace were as different as 2 clubs could be? Did your children belong to them, and if so, was this fairly recent? What TYPE of differences were there, and can you please elaborate at all on what you have heard regarding any of the other clubs? Thank you!</p>
<p>ProudNJMom - I found your post interesting as it may have cleared up a misconception that I had. Can you (or any current students) please clarify though? I thought the location of the eating clubs made it MORE convenient for students to eat there before or after class and that it was a further trek across campus to eat in the dorm’s dining halls, but you seemed to state otherwise. Can anyone comment on this?</p>
<p>FightTheTide said “Each club spends about six to ten hours per week open for parties”. – </p>
<p>How does that convert to the number of nights each club hosts a party?</p>
<p>What times do the parties usually start and end? (Or is there no official “end time”?) </p>
<p>Are club members responsible for cleaning up after a party (even if they didn’t attend??) or are staff hired at each club to do the cleaning of both the club during the day, and after parties?</p>
<p>I had a child at TI and a child at Terrace. TI (Tiger Inn) is a club for extroverts. Lots of dancers and athletes, known for wild antics and wild parties. Viking-themed, in some cases. Terrace is more “alternative.” known for a great live music program.</p>
<p>Both kids loved their clubs.</p>
<p>In terms of a quiet kid majoring in math, at first guess they’d be happy at Charter? Maybe? If I’m generalizing from a distance? On the other hand, lots of kids go lots of different places, and it’s really up to who they become friends with and how they like to socialize. Kids can be quite happy when they don’t do the Clubs at all.</p>
<p>Oops, I’m late, but: I’m in Terrace if that helps anyone.</p>
<p>@hsmom: as an engineer, the eating clubs are WAY more convenient for me in terms of location. When I started getting lunch at Terrace sophomore spring it made the difference between having a lunch and…not.</p>
<p>Thanks alunother and tiger14. Both of your information is very helpful. (Also, your two back to back responses sort of interestingly and ironically “broke the stereotype” of an engineer - in that apparently engineers can also be extroverts and/or enjoy “wild parties”. Or is that a stretch?</p>
<p>Any other current students willing to give input about which clubs might be best for a “social introvert”? I “get” someone doesn’t need to join a club at all, BUT given how large a % apparently do, I would think a student considering Princeton needs to first figure out if there even MIGHT be a “place” for them there – or if not, if perhaps there might be a school better suited to their needs?</p>
<p>hsmom, most clubs are on tap 2-3 times a week, and on-tap hours are typically in the range of 11pm-2am. Some clubs have systems that require each member to help with cleanup a few times each semester, but the club’s officers are generally responsible for cleanup. </p>
<p>From what I can tell, Charter, Quad, and Colonial are probably the most introvert-friendly clubs on the Street, and I do believe every Princeton student will fit into at least one club. Just keep in mind that people change at Princeton. When I arrived on campus as a relative introvert myself, I thought there was no chance I would bicker - the whole process sounded too snooty and exclusive for me. However, I felt comfortable enough to open up more here, and now I’m in a club that, based on reputation alone, I never would have imagined myself in as an incoming freshman.</p>