Clubs take 54 during fall Bicker

Cap accepted 18 new members out of the 42 who bickered, said club members whose names are being withheld because they are not authorized to speak to the press. Last year, Cap accepted 21 out of more than 40 bickerees.

Ivy took 13 of 22 bickerees, said a member of the club whose name is being withheld for the same reason. Last year, Ivy took eight of between 25 and 30 bickerees.

Tower had 42 bickerees and accepted 23 new members, said a member of the club. Last year, Tower had 50 bickerees and accepted 26 new members.

Cap president Andres Perez ’10 and Tower president Steve Marcus ’10 did not respond to requests for confirmation. When contacted late Sunday afternoon, Ivy president Jonathan Shifke ’10 declined to comment without clearance from his club’s graduate board.

In keeping with tradition, Tiger Inn did not hold fall Bicker. This was also the second year in a row that Cottage Club did not hold fall Bicker.

Tower’s pickups occurred Wednesday night, Cap’s on Thursday night and Ivy’s during the day on Friday.

Comparison to last spring’s Bicker

Tower had the largest Bicker class on the Street last February, with 159 bickerees, and it accepted 99 new members. The club’s 62 percent acceptance rate was significantly higher than the 48 percent of bickerees it took in spring 2008.

Ivy accepted 65 new members of the 126 who bickered last spring. Ivy’s 52 percent acceptance rate was the lowest for any club for that round and is lower than Ivy’s acceptance rate of 59 percent in spring 2008.

Cap accepted roughly 90 new members from an estimated 130 students who bickered. The acceptance rate of roughly 69 percent for the club this past spring is down from the previous year’s 76 percent.