Music at Princeton, anyone?

PDaddy
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:03:02 +0000

Tower is considered the conservative artsy eating club, although it was the most popular bicker club this year. There are many choices now in terms of dining and social arrangements:

Bicker eating clubs: these are the ones to which you must apply. Generally speaking about 2/3 of students will be accepted.

Sign-in eating clubs: you just list your preferences. If there are seats available in your first choice, you’re in; if not, you go into a lottery, but eventually there will be a seat somewhere for you.

Four year colleges: you can stay for your entire four years in a residential college.

Co-op dining; you can join a co-op, where you cook your meals in common. One is for vegetarians; one for omnivores.

Independent: you can get a room with cooking facilities and simply make your own food.

Admittedly social life for most students revolves around the eating clubs, but most eating clubs are open to all Princeton students for many of their functions, and if you consider “the Street” shallow and superficial, you will find kindred spirits on campus. However, some parents who think their children are “nerds” find out they are more than capable of successful navigating the eating club social scene, whether by formally joining or selectively participating.