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The Women’s College Club of Princeton

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  • Enriches and empowers women since 1916.
  • Provides monthly programs with speakers at Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum in Princeton.
  • Provides college scholarships annually to outstanding young women attending Princeton area high schools. 
  • Offers opportunities for cultural enrichment and fellowship.
  • One of the greatest benefits received from membership in The Women’s College Club of Princeton is participating in the camaraderie generated among members with diverse backgrounds and interests who unite to financially help outstanding young women pursue their education.
  • Membership in our club is open to all women, without regard to age, race, creed or color, who lives in the greater Princeton area, and who will pledge to actively support the mission of the Club.
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  • 2025 Scholarship Recipients

Here is a little slideshow that we have put together regarding the club’s history. CLICK HERE to explore on your own pace the 154 slides. Or click on the video below that has been uploaded to YouTube (you can pause the slide anytime).

Activities for December 2025

  • December 2025 Newsletter
  • December 5 Friday 10:30-11:30 AM  Book Group  Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in Windrows. 
  • December 11, Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting.  W. Windsor Public Library.
  • December 12, Friday Lunch/Trip. Lunch at 11:30 at Be Well Cafe, 2651 Huntington Pike, Huntington Valley, Pa 19006. Trip to “Christmas in the Castle Tour” at Bryn Athyn, PA. Arrive 1:15 PM. Tour begins 1:30 PM. Ticket $12 per person. Contact Connie.
  • December 15, Monday 1-3 PM. General Meeting. A cappella group from the Present Day Club. Stockton Education Center,  Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. Public is invited. Poster.
  • December 19, Friday Noon Lunching Out. Chambers Walk Cafe in Lawrenceville. Contact Bonnie.

Activities for January 2026

  • January 2026 Newsletter
  • January 8, Thursday 10-11:30 AM. Board Meeting.  W. Windsor Public Library.
  • January 12, Monday Lunching Out. PF Chang at Marketfair.
  • January 15,Thursday noon, Trip.  The Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie. Exhibition of 30 quilts. Lunch at a local restaurant to be selected later.
  • January 19, Monday 1-3 PM. General Meeting. Speaker: Jim Waltman, Executive Director “The Watershed Institute and Your Community.” Stockton Education Center,  Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. Public is invited. Poster.
  • January 30 Friday 10:30-11:30 AM  Book Group  The book will be “The Immortal Lives of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Barnhart Room at Windrows. Lunch after in cafe. In February, we will be reading The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell.

Archive: Past Monthly Activities Summaries

2025-2026 Membership Renewal Form (Dues Notice)

2025-2026 Hospitality Form

2025-2026 New Member Form

2025-2026 Executive Officers

2025 Annual Meeting and Luncheon – Special guests: (left to right) Caroline Gu (PHS-John Hopkins U), Lea-Jade Richards (PDS-Wake Forest College), and Michaela Pestano (HUN-Rensselaer), all three were 2024 WCCP scholarship recipients, at the June 16 Annual Meeting-Board Election-and Luncheon. The students shared with the club members their first year’s experiences in college. 

The  members of the 2025-2026 Scholarship Committee are as follows :

Chris Greges (Chair), Melanie Goldstein, Barbara Lawler, Joanne May.

Scholarship Related: Archive: Past Scholarship Winners and Committee Reports.

Some highlights about the club members and events:  Member Spotlights

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2026 would be the 110th year since the founding of the club in 1916.

April 10, 2016 – the 100th anniversary of The Women’s College Club of Princeton. CLICK HERE  to see more photos of the celebration. (Photo credit: Nora Ananos)
34-WCCP 100th Anniversary2016_0133-Row 1 - N.Lifland, B.Larson, G.Culin, N.Ananos, B.Kestenis, J.Reiche, M.Mathews; Row 2 - B.Johnson, A.Conlon, M.Gordon, L.W.Cleary, F.Begun, K.Hutchins, N.Byers, D.Buzdygan-Stys

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