Bicker ends, fewer bickerees across eating clubs

The number of bicker participants decreased this year compared to last year for multiple eating clubs, Cannon Dial Elm club president Ian McGeary '16 said.

"Our total bicker number was lower and a lot of the other clubs saw that too," McGeary said.

The decrease might be attributed to more upperclassmen choosing to be independent or on an upperclassmen meal plan, McGeary added.

McGeary said that a total of 171 students bickered for Cannon this week, a decrease from 200 bickerees last year. The accepted members consist of nine juniors and 92 sophomores, for a 59 percent acceptance rate. This marks a slight increase from the 53 percent acceptance rate last year.

According to Ivy Bicker Chair Michael Moorin '16, Ivy saw 154 bickerees, an increase from last year's 102 bickerees. The bickerees consist of 139 sophomores and 15 juniors. The gender ratio was roughly equal, with 79 men and 75 women.

Moorin noted 69 of the bickerees were accepted.“Double bicker did make admission more competitive, because we had a substantial increase in bickerees,” Moorin explained, “We believe Ivy’s small membership is core to its identity.”

This is the first year that Ivy allowed double bickering.

“People had friends who didn’t get in the club, who didn’t make the cut for the spring semester, but there might be opportunities in the future and or at another club and they might be happy there as well," McGeary said.