<p>Does Princeton have alternative options to the Eating Clubs if I'm looking for somewhere to hang out on a Thursday or Saturday night? I don't drink and I was wondering what else there is to do other than the street.<br>
Also, how are the four-year residential colleges? I hear that they have not really worked how Princeton planned them. Do they form a closer community at all?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>What is wrong with the eating clubs? I am not a princeton student only an applicant, but if some are just sign up, then it seems pretty easy to get in? The passes for underclassmen might be something different but I don't know much abotu that.</p>
<p>Oh, its not that worried about, I'm just wondering what else there is to do if you don't feel like drinking on one night.
I visited on a recruiting trip and the eating clubs were awesome, I'm just interested in what else there is.</p>
<p>From what I hear princeton is in a suburb and as a suburban person who rarely goes into the city (i live in texas btw), surburban life revolves around the little amenities the theater, the mall, mostly we shop, eat, and hang out with friends while doing it. And that is pretty much it. Of course at Princeton you could travel to NYC or Philly, but on campus the Street is probably the center of social life.</p>
<p>most weekends the residential colleges have parties (free t-shirts!). There's also the murray-dodge cafe and cafe viv. Frist has movies most weekends ($2), and there are lots of other plays etc.</p>
<p>Even though most people choose to join an eating club, there are still many people who do not. So you're not alone by any means! You'll fall into your own niche there, and find friends who have the same ideas of what qualifies as "fun" on a Saturday night.</p>
<p>In my own opinion, though, eating clubs sound fantastic! They're one of the main things that makes Princeton appealing to me. I would love to join a bicker club, and the whole process of bicker sounds like fun. </p>
<p>Basically, what it boils down to is this: if you're in an eating club, you pretty much have a default plan for every single weekend. If you choose not to join an eating club, you're just gonna have to be more creative in searching elsewhere for some fun. But it's still there, and still definitely an option.</p>
<p>There are plenty things to do other than eating clubs. Frist always has movies playing and so does the Undergraduate Film Organization and other campus groups. There is always a play showing every weekend that you can go to. If you do things like debate or club sports, you might have tournaments on the weekends. Frist also has pool tables, and residential colleges have video games that you can borrow, like Wiis and Guitar Hero. Nassau Street is also good if you want to walk around and get some dessert. The list goes on. There are plenty of non-drinking options at Princeton. </p>
<p>And you can go out to the Street (eating clubs) and not drink too.</p>
<p>Hmm well I remember that this past Thursday the climbing wall at the stadium was open as usual, there was a tango social in the Mathey Common Room, and next Saturday there's a ski/snowboard trip to the Camelback Mt. Resort.</p>