Eating club
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An eating club is a social club found in American universities. Eating clubs date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are intended to allow college students to enjoy meals and pleasant discourse. Some clubs are referred to as bicker clubs because of the bickering process over which applicants to accept as members. Replaced largely by the modern fraternity and sorority system
, eating clubs are now limited to a few colleges and universities, most notably Princeton University
, Davidson College
, and Mount Olive College
in the United States
.
The origins of such clubs are collegiate dining club
s in the United Kingdom
, specifically founded earlier than or contemporarily with the foundation of the early American universities such as The Pitt Club
, The Bullingdon Club
, and The 16' Club
.
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
, eating clubs are now limited to a few colleges and universities, most notably Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
, and Mount Olive College
Mount Olive College
Mount Olive College is a private liberal arts college located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Founded in 1951, the college is supported by the Original Free Will Baptist Convention of North Carolina...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The origins of such clubs are collegiate dining club
Dining club
A dining club is a social group, usually requiring membership , which meets for dinners and discussion on a regular basis. They may also often have guest speakers...
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, specifically founded earlier than or contemporarily with the foundation of the early American universities such as The Pitt Club
Pitt Club
The University Pitt Club, popularly referred to as the Pitt Club, is a club, only open to male students at the University of Cambridge. In the past, most of its membership attended certain private schools, and whilst this is no longer a criterion for membership it is still largely true...
, The Bullingdon Club
Bullingdon Club
The Bullingdon Club is a socially exclusive student dining club at Oxford University. The club has no permanent rooms and is notorious for its members' wealth and destructive binges. Membership is by invitation only, and prohibitively expensive for most, given the need to pay for the uniform,...
, and The 16' Club
The 16' Club
The 16' Club is a dining club established for male members of St David's College ; also known as "The Sixteens", the "College Sixteen" or simply "16", it has been accused of being a secret society, and though some would agree with that definition, more reputable authors would not.With origins in...
.
See also
- Eating clubs at Princeton University
- Stanford Eating ClubsStanford Eating ClubsThe Stanford Eating Clubs, also known as the Toyon Eating Clubs were founded in 1892 making them the oldest student managed group on the Stanford University campus. Originally organized by students to provide much needed board services during the initial years of the University, they quickly became...
- Final clubFinal clubA final club is an undergraduate social club at Harvard College.- Origins :The historical basis for the name final clubs is that Harvard used to have a variety of clubs for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with students of different years being in different clubs, and the "final clubs"...
s at Harvard