"Not everyone is at the same level of maturity. A lot of people were just shocked by it," said Mather resident Mathew J. DeGreef '89.

And instead of subsiding, the discussion heated up once again after the Saturday meeting, with the appearance of the pink triangles.

Over 50 people hung the triangles in their windows, but again there was opposition within the house. Some students said they felt that by posting the triangles, the organizers were labelling those who did not hang the triangles up as intolerant.

And some said that because the February 19 incident is the root of the debate, they did not feel it was appropriate to post the triangles.

"We could compare it to hanging National Rifle Association posters in your window the week after a shooting," said one student.

"This public display is not a good idea at a time when tensions in the house might be high," said Daniel N. Zuckerman '89 in an open letter to house residents.

But members of the gay community continue to say that the debate over the events of February 19 has obscured the real question, which is the extent of homophobia in the house and at Harvard.