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Thirteen join Colonial in first-round sign-ins
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2010
Only 13 students joined Colonial Club during the first round of sign-ins, a major drop-off from the 87 members who joined the club in the first round last year.
Charter Club was the only sign-in club to fill in the ...
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Why is Quad consistently unwilling to disclose their membership number? At least Colonial owned up to having a down year.
2010: "Quadrangle Club president Eric Salazar ’11 declined to provide specific numbers, though he said in an e-mail to that the number of sign-ins was “comparable” to last year’s class of roughly 50 new members." http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/02/01/24939/
2009: "Quad’s new membership is “closing on 50” after first round sign-ins, club president Zackory Burns ’10 said." http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/02/02/22591/
2008: "The Daily Princetonian, however, was able to confirm sign-in numbers for each club except Quandrangle Club. The club is “not sure” of how many have signed in during the first round, Quad president Christian Harris ’09 said, and will release the numbers later this week." http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/02/04/19910/
Did Colonial even recruit this year?
My jaw actually dropped. 13? Poor Colonial. Poor David Hou.
Second round FTW?
“We aren’t cliquey, but we’re very inclusive of anyone who wants to be a ‘Drangler.’ ”
Why is there a "but"?
Last year: 133 (Charter) + 87 (Colonial) + 45 (Cloister) + 50 (Quad) + 80 (Terrace) = 395.
This year: 118 (Charter) + 13 (Colonial) + 58 (Cloister) + 50 (Quad) + 86 (Terrace) = 325.
I guess 70 less people signing in in the first round is significant. That's like 17% of last year's first round sign-ins. Guess we'll have to wait and see if 70 more people bickered this year than last... or if the clubs are just somewhat less popular this year.
Quad doesn't give specific numbers because it probably didn't know them yet - there are sophomores that only signed up as recently as yesterday. It's not that they're trying to be secretive, they're just looser with their deadline.
@@ whistleblower:
Actually, the whole process is automated through the PPF website now.
Quad (and every other club) knew its first round numbers some time late Saturday/early Sunday. Quad traditionally doesn't report its number either due to embarassement (likely) or Grad board policy (more likely). This year they had no reason to be embarrassed because of Colonials dismal number.
Numbers aren't released from most bicker clubs.
See: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/02/11/20033/
Cottage, Cap and Gown and Ivy all did not give specific numbers. Perhaps Quad's grad board is aligned with these grad boards?
Revealing numbers of membership and who joined are not public information and presidents who give this information to the exact number do so knowing full well in the next second a member can e-mail and drop or add. Members are people not numbers.
HUZZA HUZZA FOR CHARTER CLUB THE GRANDEST OF THE ALL