{"id":442573,"date":"2010-03-18T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/?p=40601"},"modified":"2010-03-18T10:00:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T14:00:41","slug":"housing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/442573","title":{"rendered":"Housing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sea of undergraduates flows outside Memorial Hall, shouting, dancing, pulsating, as students bob and weave to find and greet new housemates. Banners dip and soar like tethered kites. Colors abound, on signs, on painted faces, on makeshift tents and domes labeled \u201cAdams,\u201d \u201cWinthrop,\u201d and \u201cKirkland.\u201d Music throbs, and the energy is frenzied, like at an outdoor disco. But it\u2019s actually Housing Day at Harvard.<\/p>\n

This is the time when freshmen receive their assignments to one of the 12 upper-class Houses where they will live for the next three years. It is one of Harvard\u2019s most hallowed rituals, an annual event generating more anticipation than the Harvard-Yale football game. \u201cIf you\u2019re not happy with your House assignment today,\u201d said one upperclassman, \u201cjust wait a month, and you will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust look around, it\u2019s magical,\u201d said another. He might have been referring to the costumed lion, two moose, and polar bears running about. It could almost be the Magic Kingdom, right here at Harvard.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The<\/p>\n
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The last bastion of innocence<\/p>\n

Eliot House’s resident tutor Brett Huggett holds one-and-a-half year old daughter Lucy for dear life. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jungle<\/p>\n
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Jungle love<\/p>\n

Leighdra the Lion (Johanna Rodda ’10) gets a beastly smooch off of Mike Pankratz ’11 of Mather House. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Blood,<\/p>\n
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Blood, sweat, and body paint<\/p>\n

Graham Frankel ’12, of Pforzheimer House, forgoes dignity and braves chilly temps in the name of Housing Day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Scoring<\/p>\n
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Scoring one for Winthrop<\/p>\n

Famous residents of Winthrop House include John, Joseph, and Edward Kennedy. Here, Daniel Lage ’11 culls from history to heighten the allure of Winthrop House. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A<\/p>\n
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A tall order<\/p>\n

Max Binder ’10, from Adams House, is on stilts, towering above freshmen inside Annenberg Hall. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cheeky<\/p>\n
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Cheeky wabbit<\/p>\n

Lavinia Mitroi ’12 dons ears and Leverett House cheek tattoos.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Too<\/p>\n
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Too much information<\/p>\n

Harvard’s most historic House gets freaky with the likes of Kate Leist ’11 (left) and Kellie O’Toole ’11, who make a bold argument. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Eliot<\/p>\n
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Eliot forever<\/p>\n

Shouts and signs? This ain’t no political rally. It’s Alfredo Montelongo ’11, and he loves Eliot House. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Resident<\/p>\n
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Resident bear<\/p>\n

Body paint just won’t do for Graham Frankel ’12, as he do-si-does for Pforzheimer House with polar bear mascot Cara Sprague ’11.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Better<\/p>\n
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Better than what?<\/p>\n

Housing Day is kind of like the Mardi Gras of Harvard. Here, Ebele Anidi ’12 shows his passion for Cabot House, and some New Orleans-style bling. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Mean<\/p>\n
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Mean green<\/p>\n

Danielle Gram ’11 (left) and Amy Rosenthal ’11 are lucky charms for Currier House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"House<\/p>\n
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House party<\/p>\n

Life is a breeze at Eliot House, or so this T-shirt suggests. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo slideshow:<\/span> Housing Day 2010<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Jon Chase\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A sea of undergraduates flows outside Memorial Hall, shouting, dancing, pulsating, as students bob and weave to find and greet new housemates. Banners dip and soar like tethered kites. Colors abound, on signs, on painted faces, on makeshift tents and domes labeled \u201cAdams,\u201d \u201cWinthrop,\u201d and \u201cKirkland.\u201d Music throbs, and the energy is frenzied, like at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4175,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442573\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}