Charter Club joined Terrace Club in filling their membership through the first round of sign-ins. This marks the “first time in recent memory” that Charter filled in the first round of sign-ins, according to a statement issued by the club.
Interclub Council adviser Tim Prugar ’06 declined to release specific numbers for each club. 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.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Terrace has filled after the first round. This year is the first time in six years that Colonial Club did not reach capacity during the first round of sign-ins. Cloister Inn saw a modest increase in the number of sign-ins.
Colonial president Beau Thomas ’09 said in an e-mail that Colonial will welcome 103 new members during the first round, adding that the club has room for 22 more.
The club, however, expects to fill all 125 of its spots after second-round sign-ins, which occur after the bicker clubs finalize their membership. “There are 45 people who have listed Colonial as their first choice if they do not get admitted to the clubs they are bickering,” Thomas said.
Charter filled all available spots with 89 new members, a 25 percent rise from the 71 members who signed in last year.
“I think the major reason we were successful with recruiting this year comes back to the fact that members, by and large, are very happy with the club,” Charter president Mike Coolbaugh ’09 said in an e-mail, adding that “planning and holding great events for Sophomores ... has paid off in a big way.”
Cloister added 50 new members, up from around 45 at this point last year. Club president John LaMonaca ’09 said he was pleased with the results so far and that Cloister is hoping to cap membership at 85.
“We typically have a very strong second round and expect an overwhelming interest in the second round [of sign-in],” he said.
Cloister has slightly increased its first-round numbers over the last two years.
Terrace filled after more than 110 sophomores signed in during the first round. Though some students were placed on a waitlist, the club is “still hoping that everyone who wanted to get in will be able to get in,” club president Jon Feyer ’09 said.
“We feel very strongly that everyone who does sign in should be able to join, so it’s a very difficult situation for us right now,” Feyer said.
According to Thomas, “There has been no measurable impact from the four year colleges, as street-wide results show that the clubs have attracted more people this year than last.”
This is the second year in which sophomores have been able to rank their club preferences online.
The Princeton Prospect Foundation allows prospective members to rank up to four choices. With the deadline for first round sign-in complete, the Class of 2010’s focus now shifts to Bicker, which formally began Sunday afternoon.
Bickering students have until midnight Wednesday to submit their choice online and have the option of ranking sign-in clubs as alternate choices in case they are not accepted to their bicker club of choice.
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