With this in mind, it is distressing that not all of Princeton's eating clubs participated in what was supposed to be Street-wide support for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW). On Saturday, Nov. 22, students were asked to donate either $2 or an article of clothing to receive a wristband that would grant them access to any eating club for the night. The clothing and money from Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Night was donated to the Crisis Ministry and Homefront. Though the USG, the Student Volunteers Council and several other groups advertised that the event was supported by all 10 eating clubs, students found on Saturday night that three eating clubs - Ivy Club, Cottage Club and Tiger Inn - had decided not to participate and would not honor HHAW wristbands.
Past editorials have advocated for more events during which all the clubs are open to all undergraduate students to demonstrate that the eating club system is truly inclusive of the entire student body. The board's support for eating clubs has been based on the belief that the eating clubs serve not only the interests of their memberships but also the wider student body. But when eating clubs become merely exclusive gated communities in which a few hundred members can isolate themselves from the rest of the University, the clubs no longer add to campus life but detract from it. Especially at this crossroads in Princeton's history, with the administration's push to expand the ostensibly less elitist residential college system, the eating clubs would best serve their own interests by showing the administration, the student body and prospective students that the clubs are a positive influence on campus life. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Night would have been an excellent opportunity to do just that while supporting a worthwhile cause.
Instead of lending more credibility to negative stereotypes, eating clubs should take advantage of similar positive opportunities in the future. An eating club is meant to be a comfortable home away from home for its members; that shouldn't stop clubs from helping the homeless on a Saturday night.
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