Editing Colonial Club (section)

==== Cold War era ====
After the world war, however, Colonial's extravagant style and activities returned to the club's normal affairs. Nearly $15,000 (around $150,000 in 2016) was once spent to hire [[Lester Lanin]]'s Orchestra, and parties reminiscent of those in the [[Roaring Twenties]] became a staple of club life. By the end of the 50s, many of the traditional social amenities of earlier eras began to fade; buffet style became fashionable in lieu of the club's traditional white tablecloths, linen napkins, and waiters.

In the 60s, the club experienced several changes. The clubhouse's third floor bedrooms, which long held the staff of waiters, were renovated into rooms for members. Variable section sizes and a drop in alumni financial support occasionally led to tough financial situations for the club. [[File:Colonial Club Members during the height of WWII.png|thumb|Colonial Club Members during the height of World War II]]During this time, Colonial became the first of the clubs to go non-selective in 1969. This move, strongly encouraged by university officials, coincided with the club's admittance of female members. Unlike some of the other eating clubs including Ivy Club, which did not allow women until a lawsuit in 1991, Colonial permitted women to join once Princeton University began to admit women as undergraduates in the same year.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2019-09-19 | url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2016/02/new-eating-club-presidents-hope-to-improve-member-events-sense-of-community | title=New eating club presidents hope to improve member events, sense of community | date=2016-02-18 | last=Lippman | first=Caroline | website=The Princetonian}}</ref> The inclusion of women in the club's daily life noticeably led to more small parties and events around the clubhouse.
The club's financial difficulties gradually continued into the 70s and 80s, during which the club's Graduate Board of Governors considered closing the club. Efforts by several of the undergraduate officers, including president Jaime Isbester and vice president April Gilbert, kept the club afloat via a fundraising campaign that raised more than $650,000 (over $2 million in 2016). Graduate members including Jack Dorrance '41, then chairman of the [[Campbell Soup Company]], single-handedly donated over $100,000 in the club's Centennial Campaign.