Since its founding in 1901, Charter has been a club full of tradition. Located at the end of the street at 79 Prospect, our current clubhouse was designed by Arthur I. Meigs, Charter section of 1903, and built in 1913.
“The Indestructible,” as the club is commonly referred to, is today most known for its tight-knit community, elegant clubhouse, and fantastic food. Charter’s social calendar features many noteworthy events including monthly semi-formals, live bands, and weekly parties. Our kitchen is run by two graduates of the Culinary Institute of America who ensure that our food is always top quality.
Charter Club Song
The War Hymn of the Indestructible
In One and Nineteen Hundred Years, our club was nobly found,
And now today we do rejoice, and stories do abound,
Of ages past, of sections made, of Princeton men of old,
And now in Charter Club we sing, en-clothed in Red and Gold:
Huzza, Huzza for Charter Club, the grandest of them all,
The food’s superb, the wine divine, and every night’s a ball.
Huzza, Huzza for Charter Club, now raise your glass with me,
Now drain them fast, as one my friends — one, two, three.
The Charter bar, ’tis sturdy as a bar has ever been,
Damn near “Indestructible”, and stocked with scotch and gin.
We Charter men are stalwart always honest, brave, and bold,
And now in Charter Club we sing, en-clothed in Red and Gold:
Huzza, Huzza for Charter Club, the grandest of them all,
The food’s superb, the wine divine, and every night’s a ball.
Huzza, Huzza for Charter Club, now raise your glass with me,
Now drain them fast, as one my friends — one, two, three.
Meals
Charter is a club known for its creative food options. Our kitchen is run by an executive culinary team with extensive fine dining experience and over 30 years of entrepreneurial achievements in the industry. A seasonal, local and sustainable focused menu is constantly intertwined in our daily selections. Our food services are presented in classic buffet as well as plated restaurant style service throughout the week.
A full breakfast is available each weekday morning, with brunch being served on Saturdays and Sundays.
Lunches offerings also include an open grill with daily specials. Each Friday is Crepe Day on the grill, a Charter exclusive.
Our mix of lunch and dinner options are always changing and boast high quality and variety. On Monday and Wednesday nights, the club touches on a variety of regional and international choices including 100% Organic experiences. There are two special Pub Nights each week, Tuesday and Thursday, which feature printed “restaurant style” innovative menus with a special focus on our vegan, vegetarian and pasture raised grass to grain center of the plate options. All dining services those evenings are provided by our undergraduate officer servers. Thursday Pub Nights also include a wide range of bottled special drinks.
A Few of Our Famous & Notable Alumni
- Joel Achenbach, 1982; Staff writer for The Washington Post
- David Adler, 1904; Architect
- Mitch Daniels, 1971; Governor of Indiana, President of Purdue University
- David Duchovny, 1982; Actor (best known for The X-Files)
- Jose Ferrer, 1933; Actor and Film Director (best known for Cyrano de Bergerac)
- Charles Fried, 1956; former U.S. Solicitor General
- Bowie Kuhn, 1948; MLB Commissioner
- F. Thomson Leighton, 1978; CEO of Akamai Technologies
- Joel Rosenman, 1963; Co-creator of the Woodstock Festival
- Mark Shapiro, 1989; MLB executive, CEO of Toronto Blue Jays
- James Stewart, 1932; Actor (best known for It’s a Wonderful Life)
- Austin Williams, 2018; actor, best known for his role on television as Shane in One Life to Live