Quadrangle Club Explained

Quadrangle Club
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Princeton Historic District
Partof Refnum:75001143[1]
Location:33 Prospect Ave, Princeton, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.348°N -74.6527°W
Built:1916
Architect:Henry Milliken
Architecture:Georgian Revival
Added:27 June 1975
Nocat:yes

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.[2] 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. 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.[3] [4]

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.[5] [6] The current Chairman of the Board is alumnus Dinesh Maneyapanda.[7]

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)
2003Lifehouse[8] George Clinton and P-Funk All-Stars[9]
2004Maroon 5[10] N/A
2005Phantom Planet and The Gin Blossoms[11] Jurassic 5[12] [13]
2006Ghostface Killah and RooneyRihanna and The Pink Spiders[14] [15]
2007Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish[16] Everclear and The Fold[17]
2008Howie Day and New Found GloryMatt Nathanson and Lupe Fiasco[18]
2009Gym Class Heroes[19] N/A
2010The Roots[20] Super Mash Bros and B.o.B[21]
2011Big K.R.I.T. and Wiz Khalifa[22] Far East Movement and The White Panda[23]
2012Timeflies and Childish Gambino[24] Third Eye Blind[25]
2013Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes[26] Chiddy Bang and T-Pain[27]
2014Mayer Hawthorne and GRiZ[28] Schoolboy Q and Angel Haze[29]
2015Big Sean[30] Holychild and Nate Ruess[31]
2016Chvrches[32] Icona Pop and Sammy Adams[33]
2017Jeremih and J.I.D[34] Tinashe and Awkwafina[35]
2018Vince Staples[36] Cheat Codes and DJ CTE[37]
2019A Boogie wit da Hoodie, IV Jay, and Malpractice[38] CupcakKe, 3OH!3, Rich Homie Quan[39]
2020N/AJason Derulo (virtual)[40]
2021N/AA$AP Ferg[41]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=75001143}} Princeton Historic District]. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. http://www.theprospect.net/the-lowdown-on-the-eating-clubs-of-princeton-17713 The Lowdown on the Eating Clubs of Princeton - The Prospect
  3. Tumball, Andrew. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Grove Press, 2001: p. 57
  4. http://fitzgerald.narod.ru/crackup/047e-princeton.html Princeton by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  5. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2016/02/terrace-most-popular-fourth-year-in-a-row-quad-receives-significant-increase-in-membership/ Quad Receives Significant Increase in Membership - Daily Princetonian
  6. Web site: Quadrange Club Newsletter . 2016-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424220838/http://www.quadrangleclub.me/ . 2016-04-24 . dead .
  7. http://www.princeton.com/dinesh-maneyapanda Princeton Consultants
  8. Web site: PADA lauds Sanders '04 for fighting alcohol abuse. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015.
  9. Web site: George Clinton: A funk legend to visit Quad . 2015-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615230005/http://dailyprincetonian.com/street/2003/10/george-clinton-a-funk-legend-to-visit-quad/ . 2015-06-15 . dead .
  10. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2004/05/university-investigates-verizon-for-contract-violation/ University investigates Verizon for contract violation
  11. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2005/05/meet-the-band/ Meet the band - The Daily Princetonian
  12. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2005/09/no-method-to-madness/ No method to madness - The Daily Princetonian
  13. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=508827 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Concert Planners Face Range of Hurdles
  14. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2006/05/rihanna-to-perform-at-lawnparties/ Rihanna to perform at Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  15. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2006/09/pon-de-lawnparties/ Pon de Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  16. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2007/04/two-punk-rock-ska-bands-to-perform-at-lawnparties/ Two punk rock, ska bands to perform at Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  17. Web site: Everclear to perform at Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015.
  18. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2008/09/lupe-fiasco-to-perform-at-lawnparties/ Lupe Fiasco to play at Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  19. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2009/04/gym-class-heroes-to-perform-at-lawnparties/ Gym Class Heroes to Perform at Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  20. Web site: USG selects The Roots for Lawnparties. 13 June 2015.
  21. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2010/09/b-o-b-to-headline-lawnparties-confirming-speculation/ B.o.B to Headline Lawnparties, Confirming Speculation - The Daily Princetonian
  22. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2011/03/rapper-wiz-khalifa-to-perform-at-lawnparties/ Rapper Wiz Khalifa to Perform at Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  23. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2011/09/far-east-movement-to-headline-lawnparties/ Far East Movement to Headline Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  24. http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2012/03/rapper-childish-gambino-to-headline-spring-lawnparties/ Rapper Childish Gambino to Headline Spring Lawnparties - The Daily Princetonian
  25. Web site: After nine year absence, Third Eye Blind to return for fall Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015.
  26. Web site: Lawnparties preview spring 2013. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615230031/http://dailyprincetonian.com/street/2013/05/lawnparties-preview-spring-2013/. 15 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Lawnparties Preview: T-Pain, Chiddy Bang and more. 13 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615230025/http://dailyprincetonian.com/street/2013/09/lawnparties-preview-fall-2013/. 15 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: GRiZ and Mayer Hawthorne to headline Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015.
  29. Web site: Schoolboy Q to headline fall Lawnparties, Angel Haze to be opening act. Daily Princetonian. 13 June 2015.
  30. Web site: Big Sean to perform at Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 6 December 2015.
  31. Web site: Ruess, former lead vocalist of Fun., Holychild to perform at Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 6 December 2015.
  32. Web site: CHVRCHES to perform at Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 10 June 2017.
  33. Web site: Icona Pop, Sammy Adams to perform at Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 10 June 2017.
  34. Web site: Lawnparties Headliner at Quad: Jeremih ft. J.I.D. Daily Princetonian. 10 June 2017.
  35. Web site: Tinashe a hit at fall Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 24 April 2018.
  36. Web site: Spring 2018 headliner really Staples Lawnparties together. Daily Princetonian. 10 May 2018.
  37. Web site: Fall Lawnparties succeeds with Cheat Codes. Daily Princetonian. 9 May 2019.
  38. Web site: Students boogie wit A Boogie at spring Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 9 May 2019.
  39. Web site: USG announces CupcakKe, 3OH!3, Rich Homie Quan as co-headliners for Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 15 September 2019.
  40. Web site: USG hosts $80,000 virtual Lawnparties with headliner Jason Derulo . Daily Princetonian. 2 November 2020.
  41. Web site: A$AP Ferg announced as new headliner two days before Lawnparties. Daily Princetonian. 1 October 2021.
  42. https://archive.today/20130121065725/http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/10/05/news/16079.shtml 'Prince' Elects Apple Chairman, Motland Voted Business Manager - The Daily Princetonian
  43. Web site: 2016-01-21 . Robert L. Belknap '51 . 2022-05-28 . Princeton Alumni Weekly . en.
  44. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/85/bezos_1.html Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos | Fast Company
  45. Tumball, Andrew. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Grove Press, 2001: p. 57
  46. http://thetrad.blogspot.com/2011/03/frank-deford-princeton-eating-clubs.html Frank Deford & Princeton Eating Clubs
  47. http://www.princeton53.org/ Princeton Class of 1953
  48. https://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW06-07/04-1108/features_goheen.html PAW November 8, 2006: Features
  49. Education: One of the Ablest . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022113042/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,867436,00.html?iid=chix-sphere . dead . October 22, 2012 . Time . December 17, 1956 . May 22, 2010.
  50. http://princetoneatingclubs.org/eating-club/quadrangle-club/ Eating Clubs of Princeton
  51. https://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/97/q3/0808-stevenson.html Princeton - News - Mudd Library Completes Catalog, Preservation of Adlai E. Stevenson Papers

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