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==Eating clubs==

==Eating clubs==

Princeton has no fraternities; socially, the "eating clubs" fulfill somewhat the same role. They are unusual in that they are truly independent clubs not subject to regulation by the university or any national organization. (While President of Princeton, Woodrow Wilson tried unsuccessfully to abolish the eating clubs.) The eating club tradition became cemented during the years 1899-1910, when the clubs built plush "clubhouses," many on Prospect Avenue, beginning with Ivy Club in 1899.<ref>[http://etcweb.princeton.edu/Campus/chap11.html The Eating Clubs of Prospect Avenue]</ref> Some clubs named by Fitzgerald in ''This Side of Paradise'' include: "Ivy, detached and breathlessly aristocratic; Cottage, an impressive melange of brilliant adventurers and well-dressed philanderers; Tiger Inn, broad-shouldered and athletic, vitalized by an honest elaboration of prep-school standards; Cap and Gown, anti-alcoholic, faintly religious and politically powerful; flamboyant Colonial; [and] literary Quadrangle." The process of selection for eating clubs is known as "bicker." The Daily Princetonian noted that the "time-honored tradition that has been both celebrated and contentious from its beginning." It is contentious because "Bicker has always had an exclusive nature."<ref>[http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2001/02/09/news/2279.shtml Down the 'Street' A history of the Bicker process], Daily Princetonian].</ref> However, today only five of the eleven clubs use bicker to select candidates.

Princeton has several fraternities and sororities; however, the "eating clubs" provide the main social structure on campus. They are unusual in that they are truly independent clubs not subject to regulation by the university or any national organization. (While President of Princeton, Woodrow Wilson tried unsuccessfully to abolish the eating clubs.) The eating club tradition became cemented during the years 1899-1910, when the clubs built plush "clubhouses," many on Prospect Avenue, beginning with Ivy Club in 1899.<ref>[http://etcweb.princeton.edu/Campus/chap11.html The Eating Clubs of Prospect Avenue]</ref> Some clubs named by Fitzgerald in ''This Side of Paradise'' include: "Ivy, detached and breathlessly aristocratic; Cottage, an impressive melange of brilliant adventurers and well-dressed philanderers; Tiger Inn, broad-shouldered and athletic, vitalized by an honest elaboration of prep-school standards; Cap and Gown, anti-alcoholic, faintly religious and politically powerful; flamboyant Colonial; [and] literary Quadrangle." The process of selection for eating clubs is known as "bicker." The Daily Princetonian noted that the "time-honored tradition that has been both celebrated and contentious from its beginning." It is contentious because "Bicker has always had an exclusive nature."<ref>[http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2001/02/09/news/2279.shtml Down the 'Street' A history of the Bicker process], Daily Princetonian].</ref> However, today only five of the eleven clubs use bicker to select candidates.

==A peek at Princeton in 1818==

==A peek at Princeton in 1818==