All 11 of Princeton’s eating clubs have elected new officer boards, with Tower Club’s president leading the Interclub Council (ICC) for a second year. The ICC, composed of all eating club presidents, coordinates club policies, student life initiatives, and best practices, according to the Interclub Council homepage. This transition comes amid rising Street Week participation and discussions about a proposed policy that would require all on-campus students to purchase a University meal plan, including juniors and seniors currently on an eating club contract.
Bicker Clubs
Cannon Dial Elm Club elected Scott Becker ’26 president, Nick Crowley ’26 vice president, Taylor Hyland ’26 treasurer, Julia Dumais ’26 house manager, Connor McKenna ’26 bicker chair, Caroline Kane ’26 activities chair, Alex Ryan ’26 intramurals chair, and Jane Kuehl ’26, Abby Hornberger ’26, and Jackson Kane ’26 social chairs.
In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Becker described Cannon as a place that has served as his “home away from home” and is distinct from the other clubs as it offers a “highly personalized experience in nutrition, social life, and culture.”
In his time as president, Becker aims to challenge the conception that Cannon is only for varsity athletes.
“The biggest misconception is that Cannon is only for varsity athletes. That is not true. Non-athletes are not only welcome and fit in well, but we also have non-athlete officers. I encourage all people to explore Cannon as an option,” Becker added.
Ryan is currently the only non-Varsity athlete serving on Cannon’s executive board.
Ezekiel Akinsanya ’26 was elected Tiger Inn (TI) president, Monica Jun ’26 vice president, Regina Roberts ’26 treasurer, Ines Robertson-Lavalle ’26 safety chair, Kargil Behl ’26 house manager, and Shravan Suriyanarayanan ’26 social chair.
Roberts is a former associate editor for The Prospect.
Addressing TI’s reputation, Akinsanya hopes to challenge misconceptions about exclusivity and safety.
“Many students feel we are highly exclusive, which is far from the case. We actively invite all students interested in bickering to visit the Club during our affinity group open houses for the opportunity to experience what it would be like as a member of the Club,” he said.
At Cap and Gown Club, Isabella Briones ’26 was elected as the new President. Aunyae Romeo ’26, Rutva Shah ‘26, Jack Ganley ’26, Kamden Hill ’26, Amy Tao ’26, and Simar Parmar ’26 were elected Vice President, Treasurer, Social Chair, Membership Chair, House Manager, and Athletics Chair, respectively.
The Cap and Gown Club overtook TI as the most bickered club during Street Week 2025 with 397 bickerees.
The club accepted an equal number of male and female bickerees, welcoming 100 new members total. The 25 percent acceptance rate is a 2.6 point decrease from last year’s acceptance rate.
Head Audience Editor and Senior News Writer Justus Wilhoit ’26 is a member of the Cap and Gown Club.
At Ivy Club, Stefan Gjaja ’26 was elected president, Zehma Herring ’26 vice president, Bhavan Aulakh ‘26 treasurer, Sofia Michaelides ’26 social chair, and Yumi Park-Davis ’26 bicker chair.
Lilli Duberstein ’26 was elected president of Tower Club and ICC president. Itoro Ekpenyong ’26 was elected vice president, Vasumathi Venkat ’26 treasurer, Bryan Zhang ’26 secretary, and Wyatt Rogers ’26 house manager, among other officers elected.
Zhang is a Managing Editor for the ‘Prince.’ Justin Tam ’27 is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince’ and is a member of Tower Club.
Tower let in the most members among the Bicker clubs during Street Week 2025, accepting 143 of the 302 bickerees. This year, Tower saw an increase in bickerees, compared with 278 last year. Tower had an acceptance rate of 42.4 percent, a decrease of 17 percentage points from last year.
At Cottage Club, Hailey Hubbard ’26 was elected president, Eva Elbaz ’26 vice president, Jack Feise ’26 social chair, Ed Rogers ’26 house manager, and Emeri Tompkins ’26 bicker chair.
Rogers is a staff writer for The Prospect.
Sign-in clubs
At Charter Club, Madeleine Murnick ’26 was elected president, Aaron Meng ’26 vice president, and Kevin McAllister ’26 and Aiden Kaufman ’26 social chairs. Joining them as officers are Jimmy Bement ’26 as treasurer, Jack O’Donnell ’26 as liquid assets manager, Isabella Dail ’26 as communications chair, and Tiffany Gao ’26 and Hector Cueva ’26 as kitchen managers.
Dail is a Managing Editor for the ‘Prince.’
In an email to the ‘Prince,’ Murnick said that Charter brings together a “genuine cross-section of campus,” partly due to being a selective sign-in club. This year, Charter implemented a points cap during Street Week. This gave potential members the chance to get to know the club without being required to attend every event for a likely shot at signing into the club.
“This year, the point maximum was nine points, and we were able to offer a spot in the club to every sophomore who collected nine points and also ranked Charter first,” Murnick wrote to the ‘Prince.’
Murnick also shared some of her goals as president, which include maintaining the selective sign-in system, “to continue building up Charter’s sense of community and integrate our new members, and to collect and respond to member feedback as much as possible.”
At Cloister Inn, Charlotte Cox ’26 was elected president, Anahi Marquez ’26 vice president, Sean Kerrigan ’26 treasurer, Amelia Clarke ’26 social chair, and Adem Aricanli ’26 house manager.
At Colonial Club, Evelyn Chen ’26 was elected president, Owen Yang ’26 vice president, and Emrys Lin ’26 treasurer, alongside other appointed officers.
At Quadrangle, Sofia Marina ’26 was elected president, Donaji Mendieta-Silva ’26 vice president, and Tyler Longo ’26 treasurer.
Mendieta-Silva is a former contributing writer for The Prospect.
At Terrace, Lillie Szemraj ’26 was elected president, Vitus Larrieu ’26 vice president, Cian Healy ’26 treasurer, Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko ’26 social chair, Kyle Foster ’26 music chair, and Laurie Drayton ’26 house manager.
Larrieu is a current Senior Writer and former head Podcast editor. Navaratnam-Tomayko is the current Accessibility Director and a former head Data editor.
The change in leadership comes amidst conversations among the clubs about report from Huron Consulting Group that was quietly released by the University over the summer. The report recommended that the University require all on-campus students to purchase a University meal plan, including juniors and seniors currently on an eating club contract.
Members of eating clubs have opposed this recommendation, including some of the newly elected officers.
Becker expressed his opposition towards the policy in an interview with the ‘Prince.’
“In its current form, the cost of a meal plan plus club fees would put membership in the clubs out of the reach of all but the wealthiest students, and also lead to a likely reduction in the number of clubs despite demand for club life being as strong as ever, and the student body continuing to grow,” Becker said.
Akinsanya also opposed the proposal of a mandatory dining plan, labeling it a threat in an interview with the ‘Prince.’
“The University’s reported proposal requiring all on-campus students to purchase a campus dining plan poses an existential threat to all the eating clubs,” Akinsaya said. "We do not envisage a future where the University takes the course of action recommended by the external consulting firm.”
Justus Wilhoit is a head Audience editor and senior News writer for the ‘Prince.’ He is from Kenosha, Wis. and typically covers Princeton’s eating clubs and co-ops, identity and student life, and the Trump administration.
Justin Tam is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince.’
Please send any corrections to corrections[at]dailyprincetonian.com.
Correction: A previous version of this piece did not list the officers for Cap and Gown Club. The ‘Prince’ regrets this error.
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