Princeton eating clubs?

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Even those that still use the bicker process have internal rules they refer to as “positive bicker”. During the club meetings when potential new applicants are considered for membership, no current club member is allowed to say demeaning things about any applicant. Only positive statements are allowed. Silence is taken as a lack of support for that candidate.

Isn’t there only one club that has this policy?</p>

<p>We just got back from a college tour, including Princeton, and the institution of the eating clubs is a big question mark for my daughter. She is also not interested in schools where the Greek system dominates the social scene, and the eating club system at Princeton resembles that in some important ways. I have to say I’m not too persuaded by people who successfully got into bicker clubs when they describe how others feel about the system.</p>

<p>But here’s a question that I’m not sure about: do the sign-in clubs have enough space for everybody who wants to be in an eating club, or are there people who are completely shut out of both kinds of club? I have read conflicting statements about this.</p>