The Princeton Quadrangle Club, often abbreviated to "Quad", is one of the eleven eating clubs at Princeton University that remain open. Located at 33 Prospect Avenue, the club is currently "sign-in," meaning it permits any second-semester sophomore, junior or senior to join. The club's tradition of openness is demonstrated as far back as 1970, when Quadrangle became one of the first coeducational eating clubs (Princeton University itself began admitting women in 1969, and the last eating clubs to include women did so in 1991).
History
The club was formed in 1896 in a house built on the south side of Prospect Avenue. In its early years, it changed its location several times. In 1901, it moved to the north side of "the Street," and in 1903 it moved back to the south side, where the Princeton Tower Club now stands. In 1910 it moved to a house built in 1887 for James McCosh, the eleventh president of Princeton University. In 1915, Quadrangle Club sold the McCosh house and built its own house, designed by Henry Milliken, Princeton Class of 1905 in a classic brick Georgian Revival structure capped by a Ludowici tile roof. The club has existed in this building since 1916.
F. Scott Fitzgerald described Quadrangle Club in This Side of Paradise as "Literary Quadrangle." Fitzgerald later commented that he might have felt more comfortable in "Literary Quadrangle" with contemporaries such as John Peale Bishop, an American poet.Tumball, Andrew. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Grove Press, 2001: p. 57Princeton by F. Scott Fitzgerald
In 2016, Quad signed-in 115 new members, a 342% increase from the year before and more than any other sign-in eating club except for Terrace Club. The current Chairman of the Board is alumnus Dinesh Maneyapanda.
Musical tradition With some funding from the Princeton Undergraduate Student Government, the Quadrangle Club has hosted to some of the biggest concerts on Princeton's campus, including Barenaked Ladies in 1993, Lifehouse in 2003, Maroon 5 in 2004, Rihanna in 2006, and T-Pain in 2013. These concerts have been documented as having drawn more than half of the university's entire undergraduate population. Below is a listing of the groups that have performed at the club in recent years at the semiannual University-wide festival called "Lawnparties".
The club’s perspicacious interest in music also extends to identifying early musical talent and booking intimate club music evenings with future superstars. For example, in the late 1980s Blues Traveler played a party at Quadrangle before the release of their first album.
YearPerforming Groups (Spring)Performing Groups (Fall)2003LifehouseGeorge Clinton and P-Funk All-Stars2004Maroon 5 N/A2005Phantom Planet and The Gin BlossomsJurassic 5The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Concert Planners Face Range of Hurdles2006Ghostface Killah and Rooney Rihanna and The Pink Spiders2007Less Than Jake and Reel Big FishEverclear and The Fold2008Howie Day and New Found GloryMatt Nathanson and Lupe Fiasco2009Gym Class Heroes N/A2010The RootsSuper Mash Bros and B.o.B2011Big K.R.I.T. and Wiz KhalifaFar East Movement and The White Panda2012Timeflies and Childish GambinoThird Eye Blind2013Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZeroesChiddy Bang and T-Pain2014Mayer Hawthorne and GRiZSchoolboy Q and Angel Haze2015Big SeanHolychild and Nate Ruess2016ChvrchesIcona Pop and Sammy Adams2017Jeremih and J.I.DTinashe and Awkwafina2018Vince StaplesCheat Codes and DJ CTE2019A Boogie wit da Hoodie, IV Jay, and MalpracticeCupcakKe, 3OH!3, Rich Homie Quan2020 N/AJason Derulo (virtual)2021 N/AA$AP Ferg
Notable alumni John Peale Bishop Class of 1917 - writer, poetTumball, Andrew. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Grove Press, 2001: p. 57 Adlai Stevenson Class of 1922 - governor of Illinois, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Democratic Party nominee for President in 1952 and 1956Princeton - News - Mudd Library Completes Catalog, Preservation of Adlai E. Stevenson Papers Stephen Ailes Class of 1933 - United States Secretary of the Army 1964-1965 Fred E. Fox Class of 1939 - collector of Princeton traditions known as "Keeper of the Princetoniana" Robert F. Goheen Class of 1940 - president of Princeton University and U.S. Ambassador to IndiaPAW November 8, 2006: Features George P. Shultz Class of 1942 - Former United States Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and president of Bechtel.Eating Clubs of Princeton Robert Venturi Class of 1947 - Architect (at Princeton: Wu Hall, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Frist Campus Center) Robert L. Belknap Class of 1951 - Russian literature scholar and dean of Columbia College Ralph DeNunzio Class of 1956 - investment banker and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Neil L. Rudenstine Class of 1956 - Former president of Harvard University. R. W. Apple, Jr. Class of 1957 - New York Times editor Sir Gordon Wu Class of 1958 - Chairman of Hopewell Holdings J. Robert Hillier Class of 1959 - Founder of Hillier Architecture Kit Bond Class of 1960 - former U.S. senator and governor of MissouriFrank Deford & Princeton Eating Clubs Jerome Powell Class of 1975 - Chair of the Federal Reserve David Huebner Class of 1982 - United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Jeff Bezos Class of 1986 - founder of Amazon.comInside the Mind of Jeff Bezos | Fast Company Eduardo Bhatia Class of 1986 - 15th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Class of 1987 - US District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California David Risher Class of 1987 - CEO of Lyft; president of Quadrangle Wentworth Miller Class of 1995 - Actor, model and screenwriter Jamie Ding Class of 2013 - Jeopardy champion, fifth in all time winnings.
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References
External links Princeton Quadrangle Club undergraduate website Princeton Quadrangle Club alumni website