2024 Fall Street Week concluded with 203 students in the Classes of 2025 and 2026 being offered spots in eating clubs. 46 students were offered spots in four of the six Bicker Clubs — neither Tiger Inn nor Cottage Club held Street Week events. Fall Street Week took place between Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, as undergraduates flocked to the eating clubs on Prospect Avenue for multiple nights of one-on-ones, group conversations, and games.
Two of the five sign-in clubs, Terrace Club and Charter Club, also did not hold Fall Street Week events. Three did participate in Fall Street Week: Quadrangle Club, Colonial Club, and Cloister Inn. Each hosted a variety of events for juniors and seniors each afternoon, ranging from karaoke nights to ice cream socials.
With 80 percent of the Class of 2026 — Princeton’s largest undergraduate class in history — taking part in Street Week last spring, the effects are still felt months later. A press release from the Interclub Council (ICC) shared with The Daily Princetonian revealed that 36 seniors (2.68 percent of the Class of 2025) and 167 juniors (11.13 percent of the Class of 2026) participated in Fall 2024 Street Week.
The ICC wrote that “the Street as a whole is continuing to adapt to the larger size of the Class of 2026 and beyond and that is reflected in our increasing numbers with many clubs reaching physical capacity.”
In a sponsored content article created by the Graduate Interclub Council (GICC) and published in the ‘Prince’ back in May, GICC Chairman Hap Cooper ’82 warned students of the limited spots remaining and encouraged those who were not yet placed to not remain committed to a particular eating club following the conclusion of 2024 Spring Street Week.
“We [GICC] wanted to communicate now that if fall bicker is held at all during the 2024–25 school year, spaces will be EXTREMELY limited and a majority of selective clubs will not participate. Their physical capacity limitations won’t allow it,” he wrote at the time.
Cooper encouraged individuals to join clubs that have room, and stated there will be more opportunities in the future for clubs to collaborate.
“The GICC is committed to ensuring ALL eleven clubs are viable and robust … indefinitely. We are also materially stepping up our percentage of joint parties and activities — starting immediately. So no matter what club you join, you will be mixing with virtually everyone on the Street,” Cooper added.
Students had until Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. to rank their club preferences, and decisions were released on Friday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. 44 percent of seniors were placed into their first-choice club, but just 20 percent of juniors were placed into their first-choice club.
The ICC’s computer system was able to place 100 percent of students into an eating club. Earlier this year, the computer system failed to place a small number of students in an eating club due to Class of 2026’s unprecedented class size.
Tower Club
Tower accepted the most new members among the Bicker clubs this fall. Tower accepted half of 44 bickerees, welcoming 22 new members, including 9 seniors and 13 juniors. Tower’s new members add to the 165 bickerees previously accepted in the spring, marking Tower’s largest incoming class since 2001.
Cap and Gown
Cap and Gown was the most bickered eating club, with 90 bickerees discussed and accepting four seniors and eight juniors, 13 percent of their bickerees.
Assistant Audience editor and senior News writer Justus Wilhoit ’26 is a member of the Cap and Gown Club and has recused himself from reporting on the club.
Cannon Dial Elm
Cannon Dial Elm Club had 26 bickerees and only accepted six new members, yielding a 23.1 percent acceptance rate. The ‘Prince’ was unable to attain class year information.
Ivy Club
Ivy Club accepted 6 of its 35 bickerees this fall. Fall acceptance rate was at 17.1 percent, whereas spring was 26.8 percent.
Higher demand from the Class of 2026’s large size combined with limited available spots resulted in decreasing acceptance rates for most clubs. Tower’s fall bicker had an acceptance rate of 50 percent, lower than its 59.35 percent acceptance rate in the spring. Cap and Gown fall bicker had an acceptance rate of 13.3 percent, lower than its acceptance rate of 27.8 percent in the spring.
As Princeton continues to expand its class sizes, it is unclear whether eating clubs will adjust to accommodate more members, or if membership will simply become more competitive.
Justus Wilhoit is a senior News writer and an assistant Audience editor for the ‘Prince.’
Justin Tam is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince’ from Edison, New Jersey.
Please send any corrections to corrections[at]dailyprincetonian.com.
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