<p>Hello, can anyone give me a description of the eating clubs. I know that there are different people in every club, but I was hoping for a more general/stereotypical review so I can get an idea. Also, can anyone speak a little more about Terrace and Tower. Is Terrace considered ok or are they considered weird etc?? I heard Tower is really good, but someone told me they were boring? What could they have been referring to? Thank you so much for clearing this up.</p>
<p>Terrace is fun - good foods & great music & lots of substance (:eek:)
Tower is ok..
If you want to have a really really good time, consider the TI, princeton's version of "Animal House"--- crazy, but lots of fun!!! :) :) :p :p</p>
<p>Colonial !!</p>
<p>^^ :)</p>
<p>Yes, Colonial is good too. However, colonial's other name is "Chinese Colonial" :), with its satellite division in "Quad" :)</p>
<p>In the mean time, engineers should have a great time at "Charter" :)</p>
<p>OK, so what about a student who doesn't drink? Is there a club that welcomes that kind of student or is he better off eating someplace else?</p>
<p>in that case, you can take your meals at an eating club but avoid the parties like the plague--unless you feel the need to observe and verify why it is that you don't drink.</p>
<p>i took a stroll down prospect ("the street") for the first time last night. it was awful.</p>
<p>I was referring to my son, who doesn't drink. Are you being sarcastic or serious about your walk down prospect? Thanks</p>
<p>serious. but that just means you don't go to the street for parties and hang out with the other 25% of princeton students turned off by that scene for a variety of reasons. (i don't mean to be sarcastic with that percentage, just realistic)</p>
<p>lots of students party at the clubs without availing themselves of the free "refreshments" there. in addition to the non-drinkers by choice, there are the many athletes who don't drink in-season, or else are forbidden by team policy from doing so. after all, one doesn't need to drink to enjoy a dj or band, shoot pool, or socialize with friends.</p>
<p>rabban, thanks for clearing that up a little. i was looking on other places, and they kept talking about Terrace as the "alternative club" and i was not really sure what they meant by that. is it known as the "druggie" club? also, is it considered better to go to a bicker club, or not really? thanks</p>
<p>the eating clubs are fun as hell, especially when you aren't drunk</p>
<p>i saw some kid doing a Prospect 10 and then got turned away from cloister last Saturday.</p>
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i was looking on other places, and they kept talking about Terrace as the "alternative club" and i was not really sure what they meant by that. is it known as the "druggie" club? also, is it considered better to go to a bicker club, or not really? thanks
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Well, I wouldn’t say it’s a “druggie” club. I would rather say it’s reputed for liberalism- And yes, “smoking” is not prohibited there :)</p>
<p>As for your question about the relative merits between bicker & sign-in, I’d say it all depends on individual taste and circumstance - someone prefers bicker clubs while others love sign-in clubs.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, bicker club parties are more elegant, outlandish & crazier. For instance, I’d say the Ivy parties are more prestigious & proper than, let’s say, quad’s. But then again, Terrace (sign-in) is notorious for doing some crazy stuff like streaking in the snow below 10 deg ( yes you can see big knockers & dangling nuts ;) )</p>
<p>Terrace sounds like the place for me.</p>
<p>I hope i get in to princeton.</p>
<p>Cap is known for the best parties. Plus it looks the most secluded and special behind the trees out in front, haha. And Frank10, I have tons of friends who don't touch alcohol and love going out, to both the street and the frat parties...just because you didnt have the passes/hookups to get into the better parties (excuse me if im wrong, i know that sounds horribly condescending), you shouldnt bag on the whole experience. I mean, shoot down the street, and Princeton has ZERO social scene, lol.</p>
<p>inopa, you have produced the single most instructive post on the eating clubs and the social scene at princeton to date. i am 100% serious. you are right, i did not have the passes or hookups to get into the better parties--though i doubt i would have enjoyed them better. i did not have the appropriate connections and yes, therefore, i was EXCLUDED from the parties. and i have no doubt that the six african-american students turned away from one of the eating clubs saturday night also did not have the appropriate connections/passes/hookups.</p>
<p>huh? since when have the bicker clubs thrown "better parties" than the sign-in clubs? i mean, DJ bob spins the same tracks at cottage as he does across the street at colonial, and the beast tastes just as bad at ivy as it does at next-door quad. i don't get the bit about exclusion, either. the safeguards at the door exercise little or no discretion; you just have to have a pass if the club's "on pass," which requires only the buttonholing of a member in advance. there's certainly no exclusion in the active sense of the word, and no more than would be exercised at a harvard final club, yale secret society, or state school fraternity party. and if you don't happen to have a pass, there are half a dozen other clubs to party at, at no cost. i think compared to most schools' social scenes, this scene is actually pretty egalitarian and inclusive, despite the minor annoyance and occasional difficulty of securing passes to individual clubs. </p>
<p>i don't mean to demean or dismiss your concerns, however: the mainstream drinking/dancing scene is not for everyone. i just disagree with your characterization of princeton's version of it. in any event, i urge you to give it time, and perhaps a second chance. good luck to you, frank.</p>
<p>Frank, there are students of color in every club. And on the day my d moved into her freshman dorm at Princeton, her RA, who was in a bicker club, invited all the students to email her on any particular weekend in order to get a pass for it. The clubs have become stricter about admission at the urging of the university, after underage kids (not Princeton students) got into some clubs and caused various problems. </p>
<p>Many students who did not drink or go out in hs seem to enjoy going out to the Street because they know they will see friends there, and it is not all about getting drunk. </p>
<p>It is also not, I am told, a place to MAKE friends until you are eating your meals there. Too noisy, crowded, etc. Underclassmen make friends through their extracurricular activities and sometimes in class.</p>
<p>Frank, why don't you compare the eating club scene to the social scene at any other school. In the vast majority of cases, eating club parties act EXACTLY as fraternity parties. There are guest lists and limited spaces at every school. Also, in comparison to fraternities, eating clubs are much more diverse. The 150 students who make up each eating club will bcome from a variety of different backgrounds. Even independent students (those who choose not to participate in the EC scene) will tell you that the clubs don't discriminate based on race, sexuality, or gender.</p>
<p>I also think it's laughable to scream "elitism" at the word "connections." All you need to do is ask a junior or a senior for a pass to the club. It's similar at fraternities at other schools, and at other schools (ivies, in fact), I HAVE been excluded because of my race, but never at Princeton.</p>
<p>Two of them - Tiger and Ivy - refuse to report their fall "bicker stats."</p>
<p>for those who don't know, fall bicker is a smaller and less structured second round of interviews that offers upperclassmen not admitted in the spring, as well as those desirous of a change in scenery, a second opportunity for admission into their desired club. as the article explains, success rates for bickerees this fall were in fact down a bit, but as it also explains, that was almost entirely due to increased interest. but importantly, as always, after two such rounds, the vast majority of those devoted to a particular club will have gained eventual admission. also, contrary to what byerly says, tiger inn (never "tiger") did not "refuse to report" its stats this fall. rather, it "did not hold fall bicker, continuing its recent tradition of abstaining from the event."</p>