Despite the worldwide popularity of social networking websites, eating clubs have found little use for the services provided by sites such as Facebook or Twitter.
Joseph Bennett ’11 recently created a Twitter for Cottage Club, but the account has been suspended as of Monday. Bennett and outgoing Cottage president Chris Della Porta ’11 could not be reached for comment.
Other eating clubs have not been as enthusiastic about creating Twitter accounts.
“The percent of people who use Twitter is fairly small,” Charter Club president Daniel Fletcher ’12 said. Fletcher said he used to have his own account but explained that he never used it, because “he didn’t know what to write.”
Cloister Inn president Jake Sally ’12 explained that “each club has a listserv and a website where all of the information you would need is easily accessible,” so the potential for dissemination of information that Twitter offers is unnecessary.
“As far as eating clubs at Princeton go, I think it’s kind of overkill,” he said in an e-mail.
Outgoing Tiger Inn president Michael Portillo ’11 said in an e-mail that the club “had never intended to use Twitter or any other social accounts.”
“I guess we are just more old-fashioned,” he said.
Twitter’s unpopularity with the eating clubs does not extend to Facebook, which several clubs use to connect members and publicize events.
“All our events are advertised on Facebook to make members aware of what’s going on,” Colonial Club president Susan Zhang ’12 said.
“You can spread word quite a bit faster by inviting all your Facebook friends,” Fletcher noted. “I could invite 300 people with a mouse click, although it is quite a bit impersonal,” he added.
Ultimately, while these websites offer useful services, many students still question the quality of social interaction that the social networks encourage.
“I don’t think upperclassmen need the ability to ‘like’ an eating club Facebook page or get tweets from one,” Sally said.
“You’re eating your meals there every day; most people know what’s up,” he explained.
Outgoing Ivy Club president John Zacharias ’11 and outgoing Cap & Gown Club president Rachel Blum ’11 declined to comment.
Outgoing Tower Club president Martin Scheeler ’11, Terrace Club president Ricardo Lopez ’12 and Quadrangle Club president Julia Blount ’12 could not be reached for comment.
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