to the moon; he later gave one to the club. This memento was destroyed in a fire while it was being framed for display at Colonial's "Burn Baby Burn" Pyrotechnic extravaganza. Other famous Colonial alumni include the late Rhode Island senator Claiborne Pell '40, famous for creation of Pell grants in 1973; novelist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington, who was a member of the original "Ye Plug and Ulster," which became Colonial; Norman Thomas 1905, the chief Socialist in the United States and Socialist candidate in every presidential election from 1928 to 1948; noted Princeton illustrator William B. Pell 1898; Eric Schmidt '76, former CEO of Google; and Edward F. Cox '68, who married Tricia Nixon in the Rose Garden at the White House in 1971. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is an alumnus of Colonial Club from the class of 1992. Anne Holton, former Virginia Secretary of Education and the wife of U.S. Senator and 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine is an alumnus of Colonial Club from the class of 1980. Historic photographs See also Cannon Club Cap and Gown Club Cloister Inn Ivy Club Princeton Charter Club Terrace Club Tiger Inn Tower Club University Cottage Club Quadrangle Club References External links Colonial Club Website Colonial History Eating clubs at Princeton University Historic district contributing properties in Mercer County, New Jersey