I escaped from Princeton on Friday night. With my thesis turned in, I was raring to hang out, dance and throw back a few drinks. But the pre-frosh had arrived, and with them, new regulations to dictate Princeton's social scene. ...(back to the article)
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It seems that on a handful of issues, the University is far less concerned with the state of current students than with forging its own vision of what princeton should look like 5 years from now. This is very unfortunate.
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I whole-heartedly agree with Regina Lee's sentiment that the University tends to steer pre-frosh towards the vision of princeton that they want them to see. However, I just wanted to clarify several things for clarity's sake. The decision to be members only for pre-frosh weekend is a decision made by the Inter-club Council. The reason for this is precisely what you mention in the article-- it is simply not worth the risk of a pre-frosh sneaking into the taproom and somehow harming themselves. It is a risk-management issue for the clubs and the presidents, and it is simply not worth the risk to be on PUID or let in pre-frosh for these weekends (I dont think I have to explain the legal consequences). The decision to be members only as opposed to closed as we have in years past reflects the clubs' confidence in our security staff that only our members are let in.
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