ELM CLUB

Elm Club was founded in 1895 (as the seventh eating club at Princeton) and opened its Clubhouse at the corner of Olden and Prospect in 1901. Elm operated from 1895 through 1973 when it temporarily suspended operations and leased its building to the University. Student demand, including an effort by a group of co-eds interested in creating an all female selective club, resulted in Elm reopening in its Clubhouse in 1978 as a sign-in co-ed club. Elm merged with Dial and Cannon Clubs in 1991 and operations continued in the Elm Clubhouse through 1998. In 1999 the merged Club traded the Dial and Elm properties to the University for the Cannon property. Currently, the original Elm building is operated by the University as the Carl A. Fields Center. During the years of Elm's operation there were many exceptional member events, sports and party activities held at the Elm Clubhouse. Member events included many creative and hilarious theme nights: Tacky Dress (plaid on plaid, etc.), Medieval..