<p>a princeton student told me that ppl usually join sometime in the sophmore year....its just "something u do when ur a sophmore"....anyone know why u shouldnt join freshman year?</p>
<p>Just a response to the title: eating clubs are for upperclassmen. Don't be so obsessed with princeton yet... you'll have lots of time to worry about eating clubs and theses three years from now.</p>
<p>Freshman are supposed to get to know each other in the early stages, and when they first arrive they're probably ill-equipped to decide at which eating club to spend the next four years. Besides, upperclassmen are always looking for their own specially-reserved "privilages": eating clubs are just one of those ;)</p>