Word: elitists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While it is not difficult to find students who heartily concur with Redmond's characterization of final clubs as "racist, sexist, elitist, etc.," others felt that the problems with final clubs as they currently exist are not intractable...
...WHEN THEY FIND WORDS IN TIME THEY DON'T KNOW: One reader calls them "elitist bomfogs"--whatever that means...
...dispel any elitist myths, the eating clubs are open to most students nearly all of the time. Exceptions may arise when clubs--usually bicker clubs--have "pass-only" events in which students must present passes obtained from members of the clubs. Bicker clubs usually require passes for special entertainment such as bands and theme parties. Students say that members usually hang out in their own club since they each have a special character. From Terrace, the artsy, diverse club, to the more pretentious, selective clubs to the more frat-like beer oriented clubs like Tiger Inn (TI), there are options...
Despite lingering elitist reputations, Princeton's eating clubs prove more egalitarian than other controversial institutions. Virtually democratic open doors and flowing taps inspire Princeton students to head to The Street most weekend nights...
...five societies, the experience is one of debating issues, instead of the audit. The point of the societies is not social but rather to get to know a group of people intensely and learn about yourself in the process. Though the proctor claims the societies can be considered elitist because of the incredibly small number of students who have the opportunity to be members, he claims the principle of the organization is possible anywhere...