For over a decade, the Princeton Varsity Club has helped to bring Princeton varsity student-athletes, representing a variety of sports, to local elementary schools as part of “Reading with the Tigers.” As part of this multi-school annual event, Tiger student-athletes read to school children ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. As part of the Reading with the Tigers program, the ... Read More »
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2016 PVC Awards Banquet
WOMC 10: Princeton Gardens Project & Mother’s Day Picnic
As part of the tenth edition of the Weapons of Mass Construction (WOMC) service series, the Princeton Varsity Club organized two service events this spring for Tiger student-athletes, including a “Garden Project” at several local Princeton sites and a Mother’s Day Picnic for families in the greater Princeton community. The PVC partnered with Princeton University’s Office of Community & Regional Affairs on ... Read More »
Foudy & Lilly shine at Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series (Highlight Video Included)
Julie Foudy and Kristine Lilly, alumnae of the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team, joined the Princeton University community on campus on Thursday, April 21 as part of the Jake McCandless ’51 Princeton Varsity Club’s Speaker Series. Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux ’91, herself a soccer (and ice hockey) player at Princeton, served as the moderator for the evening. ... Read More »
Finalists Announced for the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award
The finalists for the top senior female athletic awards have been named in advance, with a single winner of the award to be announced at the Gary Walters ’67 Princeton Varsity Club Senior Awards Banquet next week. The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award has been annually awarded to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general ... Read More »
Finalists Announced for William Winston Roper Trophy
The finalists for the top senior male athletic awards have been named in advance, with a single winner of each award to be announced at the Gary Walters ’67 Princeton Varsity Club Senior Award Banquet next week. There are five nominees for the William Winston Roper Trophy, awarded annually to a Princeton senior man of high scholastic rank and outstanding qualities ... Read More »
2016 Coach for College Student-Athlete Participants Announced
The Princeton Varsity Club (PVC) is pleased to announce that seven Princeton student-athletes have been selected to travel to Vietnam this summer to participate in the Coach for College program, a global initiative aimed at promoting higher education through sports. This marks the fourth year the PVC has helped to sponsor international service opportunities for varsity student-athletes. As part of the Coach ... Read More »
Weapons of Mass Construction: HomeFront Mother’s Day Picnic
Save the Date: Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet, May 26, 2016
Each year the PVC celebrates the accomplishments of the senior class with a grand banquet attended by families, friends, coaches, staff and many others in the Princeton community. The PVC will host the Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet on the evening of Thursday, May 26th to honor the great Class of 2016. The event will once again be held at the base of the ... Read More »