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=== Eating clubs and dining ===
{{Main|Princeton University eating clubs}}
[[File:Princeton Ivy Club 2023.jpg|alt=A picture of Ivy Club, the oldest eating club on campus|thumb|Founded in 1879, [[Ivy Club]] is the oldest and wealthiest [[Eating clubs at Princeton University|eating club]] on campus]]
Each residential college has a dining hall for students in the college, and they vary in their environment and food served.<ref name="Princeton-Dining">{{cite web|date=September 16, 2016|title=Dining Options|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717084647/https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admission|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Salas|first=Mia|date=April 16, 2020|title=Your Complete Guide to the Residential College Dining Halls|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/your-complete-guide-residential-college-dining-halls|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717084105/https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/your-complete-guide-residential-college-dining-halls|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admission|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Upperclassmen who no longer live in the college can choose from a variety of options: join an [[Eating clubs at Princeton University|eating club]] and choose a shared meal plan; join a dining co-op, where groups of students eat, prepare, and cook food together; or organize their own dining.<ref name="Princeton-Dining" /> The university offers [[Kosher foods|kosher]] dining through the Center for Jewish Life and [[halal]] dining options for Muslim students in the dining halls.<ref name="Princeton-Dining" />

Social life takes place primarily on campus and is involved heavily with one's residential college or eating club.<ref name="Princeton-Housing-2016" />{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}} Residential colleges host a variety of social events and activities, ranging from [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] show outings to regular barbecues.<ref name="Princeton-ResColleges" /> Eating clubs, while not affiliated with the university, are co-ed organizations that serve as social centers, host events, and invite guest speakers.<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-1">{{cite web|title=Eating Clubs|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options/eating-clubs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316031115/https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options/eating-clubs|archive-date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=Undergraduate Admission|date=September 16, 2016|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=566}} Additionally, they serve as a place of community for upperclassmen.<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-1" />{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}} Five of the clubs have first-serve memberships called "sign-ins" and six clubs use a selective process, in which students must "bicker".<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2">{{cite web|title=What's an Eating Club?|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/whats-an-eating-club/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716163953/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/whats-an-eating-club/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Eating Clubs of Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> This requires prospective members to undergo an interviewing process.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Jennifer|date=December 12, 2019|title=Takeover at Princeton's Quadrangle|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/style/FLI-princeton-quadrangle.html|access-date=June 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625022848/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/style/FLI-princeton-quadrangle.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each eating club has a fee to join which ranges from around $9,000 to $10,000. As a result, Princeton increases financial aid for upperclassmen, and the eating clubs also offer financial assistance.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 15, 2016|title=Junior/Senior Dining Options|url=https://finaid.princeton.edu/policies-procedures/juniorsenior-dining-options|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152308/https://finaid.princeton.edu/policies-procedures/juniorsenior-dining-options|archive-date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princeton University Admission|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fees & Financial Aid|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/club-fees/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716002627/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/club-fees/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Eating Clubs of Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> Cumulatively, there are ten clubs located on Prospect Avenue—[[Cannon Club|Cannon]], [[Cap and Gown Club|Cap and Gown]], [[Princeton Charter Club|Charter]], [[Cloister Inn|Cloister]], [[Colonial Club|Colonial]], [[University Cottage Club|Cottage]], [[Ivy Club|Ivy]], [[Quadrangle Club|Quadrangle]], [[Tiger Inn|Tiger]], and [[Tower Club|Tower]]—and one located on Washington Road—[[Terrace Club|Terrace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Explore the Eating Clubs|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413203727/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/|archive-date=April 13, 2021|access-date=March 29, 2020|website=Princeton Eating Clubs}}</ref><ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2" /> Sixty-eight percent of upperclassmen are members of a club, with each one containing around 150 to 200 students<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2" />