Terrace Club, known to most students as the eating club most welcoming to non-members, has taken the dramatic step of barring indefinitely those unaffiliated with the club from its social events. The reasons for the decision remain unclear.
Members of the club were notified Wednesday night of the policy change in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Princetonian from a club member.
"In light of issues currently confronting our club (which yall may know about to varying degrees), WE ARE ADOPTING A NUMBER OF STRENGTHENED POLICIES AT TERRACE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY," club treasurer Nicholas Levy '07 wrote to members in the email.
"There will be ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy," he added. "Before I continue, let me just say that we need your help in this effort to preserve our club as we know and love it for now and in the future. FULL COMPLIANCE IS EXPECTED FROM ALL MEMBERS, this is all ours to take care of."
The message also noted that only officers would be allowed to serve beer at the club, that members of legal drinking age would receive wristbands in order to be served and that beer would no longer be allowed on the club's main floor.
The email did not specify the reason for these new policies, though it mentions that they are needed under "unfortunate circumstances."
"Strange as it might seem, these measures are part of an intensely active endeavor TO PROTECT TERRACE AS A COMMUNITY AND YOU INDIVIDUALLY," the email said.
David Willard '60, chair of the club's graduate board, said he was unaware of the new policies at Terrace. "As of yesterday afternoon ... after I left the club, I had not heard of that," Willard said in an interview. "That was something that happened today."
Club president Patti Chao '07 and Levy declined to comment for this story.
Willard did say, however, that there was, about two weeks ago, "an accident and a person went to the hospital and she has spoken to the police about it and there may be something going further."
"But I don't really know," Willard conceded. The female student "might have had" a "minor concussion," but is fine now. She was under the legal drinking age.
Borough police Lt. Dennis McManimon said he was unaware of any recent incidents at Terrace that might have led to a change in the club's policies. University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said that University officials were similarly unaware of a change in club policies.
As to whether or not the incident involved alcohol, "we're not certain," Willard said. "It may just have happened. The issue is that she was going down the stairs to the taproom, but we don't know if alcohol was playing a part or not."
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