Prox
-noun: the Princeton ID, PUID, or Tiger Card. This card gets you into buildings, counts for meals at the dining halls and Frist, and gets you into the Eating Clubs.
-verb: "to prox", to swipe one's card past a sensor to unlock a door. After hours, you may not prox into certain buildings unless you are taking a class in that building or a member of that particular department.
The Street
-noun: Prospect Avenue, where the ten eating clubs are located
Pequod
-noun: A course packet designed by a professor for a specific course that can be purchased, if part of the syllabus, on campus at the U-Store.
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Zee Group
-noun: short for Advisee Group. These are the fifteen to twenty students who live near you and share the same RCA.
RCA
-noun: short for Residential College Adviser. This junior or senior lives near you. Will host study breaks and attend various orientation events with you.
Eating Clubs
-noun: 10 social organizations housed in separate buildings on Prospect Ave (The Street) with exclusively upperclassmen membership. Clubs provide 'meal plans' for members, as well as a variety of other social and engagement opportunities. They typically host parties at night (Thurs/Sat are popular nights) that are available to Princeton students - either through members or simply with your Princeton ID
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