About University Cottage Club
In 1884, a group of freshman chose to eat in a private room on the second floor of Dohm’s Restaurant on Nassau Street. In time, this group named themselves "The Seven Wise Men of Grease,” a reflection of the meals they endured. In September of their junior year they found a small house immediately south of The University Hotel on Railroad Avenue (where Hamilton Hall now stands) owned by the college and known as The University Cottage.
Take a Historic Tour
The University Cottage Club is listed on the National and State of New Jersey Historic Registers. Historic tours are conducted by our docent.
Become a Member
Cottage encourages all undergraduate Sophomores and Juniors to apply. Please join us for our upcoming prospective member events!
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Glinka Scholarship Fund
Cottage Club is committed to inclusion and strongly believes that no student should be discouraged from joining due to financial circumstances. The Glinka Scholarship Fund is a distinct pool of capital raised from alumni to make single and multi-year grants to students on financial aid and/or with extraordinary financial burdens. There is a formal application process in place that is treated with the utmost discretion and confidentiality.