<p>Secret societies have nothing to do with the campus culture or campus life at Yale. This is a common misconception. Yale’s societies are simply places for a handful of seniors (about 10 people) to gather for dinner on Thursday and Sunday nights. Because only a handful of seniors participate in them (no underclassmen) and they aren’t on weekends, they have little bearing on the campus life at Yale.</p>
<p>By comparison, the eating clubs at Princeton are dominant, to many people’s dismay. They run all week, and occupy the time of seniors as well as underclassmen. Many students who aren’t in eating clubs at Princeton, or are blackballed from them because of their race or background, feel extremely ostracized.</p>