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E-PrinceDuring his junior year, Ted Price ’10 had trouble finding time for regular meals at Ivy Club, where he was a member. He was a distance runner on the track team, and he found himself spending large sums of money ...(back to the article)
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I do agree that the clubs are entirely responsible for their own financial sustainability. If the boards are inactive or lazy, and don't put much effort into recruitment or making their club an attractive option, then of course people will choose alternatives. No student is obligated to join a club-- in fact, the clubs have the justify their attractiveness to us. Moreover, clubs have a responsibility to their members to be completely transparent about finances. Hidden "social" fees are simply dishonest and unacceptable, especially when they're told to new members after they join.
There are always attractive alternatives, may they be residential colleges, co-ops, or independent-- and it's really up to the individual to take advantage of them, and to encourage his/her friends to join as well.
As a note: co-op membership has more than doubled this past year.
"that drives me bananas." hahaha oh aran clair.
I heard that as soon as the administration started pushing the four-year college system, alumni began to shift their donations more towards eating clubs. Supposedly Jeff Bezos is the only reason Quad is still afloat. If all this is true, it'd be pretty hilarious- attacking the eating clubs is harder than the administration originally thought.
Actually, alums have very much been in favor of the four-year college system, and a surprising number of eating club alums now want the university to have four-year colleges more than eating clubs.
Where did you get your data, Defense?
We should also stray from AH.
where did you get your data powder? sounds like you're making things up
All I got from this article is that the University is launching a laughably transparent propaganda campaign against the Street in anticipation of bicker and sign-ins. Gotta love Tilghman and her communist dictatorship.
I really hope one of the articles in this "five-article series" is going to interview those students that belong to (only) an eating club and wouldn't imagine any other lifestyle choice... if only to recognize that within the diversity of opinions and options that exist regarding the eating clubs system, a plurality (if not majority) still correspond to those who choose a club, selective or not, over all other options.
@even-handed reporting... don't you think the eating club presidents interviewed satisfy the viewpoint of "students that belong to (only) and eating club and wouldn't imagine any other lifestyle choice"?