Quadrangle Club


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.

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. 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.
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".
YearPerforming Groups Performing Groups
2003LifehouseGeorge Clinton and P-Funk All-Stars
2004Maroon 5
2005Phantom Planet and The Gin BlossomsJurassic 5
2006Ghostface Killah and RooneyRihanna and The Pink Spiders
2007Less Than Jake and Reel Big FishEverclear and The Fold
2008Howie Day and New Found GloryMatt Nathanson and Lupe Fiasco
2009Gym Class Heroes
2010The RootsSuper Mash Bros and B.o.B
2011Big K.R.I.T. and Wiz KhalifaFar East Movement and The White Panda
2012Timeflies and Childish GambinoThird Eye Blind
2013Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZeroesChiddy Bang and T-Pain
2014Mayer Hawthorne and GRiZSchoolboy Q and Angel Haze
2015Big SeanHolychild and Nate Ruess
2016CHVRCHESIcona Pop and Sammy Adams
2017Jeremih and J.I.DTinashe and Awkwafina
2018Vince StaplesCheat Codes and DJ CTE
2019A Boogie wit da Hoodie, IV Jay, and MalpracticeCupcakKe, 3OH!3, Rich Homie Quan

Note: Fall 2004 a comedy event was held instead of a concert. Fall 2009 the money for the concert was instead donated to the Pace Center.

Notable alumni