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Housing Day 2016

By Thomas W. Franck, Madeline R. Lear, and Alana M Steinberg

Pfoho Festivity - Residents of Pforzheimer House celebrate Housing Day on the Radcliffe Quadrangle before gathering with the rest of the houses Thursday morning. By Thomas W. Franck

Quadded - Housing Day posters and signs decorate the inside of Currier House before residents departed for the Yard Thursday morning. By Thomas W. Franck

Storming The Yard - Members of Eliot House charge into Harvard Yard pn Housing Day. By Thomas W. Franck

Dorm Storming - Currier House residents storm into a freshman dorm to notify students of their house placement. “It’s going to be okay,” assured one upperclassmen through a megaphone. By Madeline R. Lear

Quadded - “I think I used the phrase ‘I am down with any house besides Currier,’” said Ali Dastjerdi ’19 upon learning he will live in Currier House. After a few minutes, Dastjerdi warmed to the news and urged his blockmates to be positive. By Madeline R. Lear

The Gathering Crowds - Housing Day 2016 By Thomas W. Franck

John Kirkland? - Kirkland students climbed the John Harvard Statue and donned it in their flag, much to the chagrin of other Houses. By Alana M Steinberg

Anticipating Dorm Storm - Freshmen in Grays Hall eagerly look out into the yard, awaiting their letters. By Alana M Steinberg

Kirkland Jedi - Michael C. Rose ’17 dressed as a jedi for Housing Day. Students in Kirkland, famous for their house spirit, staked out the John Harvard statue in the middle of the night, according to Rose. By Madeline R. Lear

Looking On - Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67 looks on at the excitement at the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard Thursday morning. Hundreds of upperclassmen rushed into freshmen dormitories announcing housing results throughout the morning. By Thomas W. Franck

Seen And Heard - Adamsians flaunt their colors and trade insults with those from other houses. Common topics for competition were room sizes, location, and the presence of mumps. By Thomas W. Franck

Singles for Life - While others made cheeky hints about the perks of Mather's many singles, one student cut right to the chase. By Alana M Steinberg

Preparing To Charge - UC Vice President and member of Dunster House Danny V. Banks '17 adjusts his "antlers" following the release of the housing letters. By Thomas W. Franck

From Wigg to Kirkland - Members of Kirkland House enter Wigglesworth Hall to announce housing decisions to expectant freshmen. By Thomas W. Franck

All Sorted Out - Having received their housing assignments, freshmen flooded Annenberg Hall both to celebrate and bemoan their results. By Thomas W. Franck

Housing Day - Upperclassmen rally around the John Harvard statue before delivering letters to freshmen notifying them of their house placement. In recent decades, Housing Day has grown into a holiday for students at the College. By Madeline R. Lear

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Housing Day 2016

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