Levy and Hoffpauir also conceded defeat, presenting a sign reading "Property of Pfoho" that will hang over the gong in Adams dining hall for the duration of the year.

But the wildest cheers came when Hoffpauir announced that House residents would soon be able to eat in Adams.

"The residents of Pfoho will soon be getting stickers," she said to wild applause, "so that you too can eat with the cool kids [in Adams]."

She and Levy called on Quincy and Lowell Houses to adopt the other two Quad Houses to help alleviate crowding often caused by Quad residents who dine at the River Houses.

Despite having to loosen their interhouse restrictions, Levy said he saw the decision as an altruistic move.

"This is the benevolent empire coming down and offering a chance for them to come together as a community," he joked. "We are a catalyst for their House spirit."

And just two months into her tenure as master of Adams House, Judith Palfrey said she never expected so much excitement so soon. She said she was heartened by the show of community between the two Houses.

"What's so incredible is that here was a problem that students solved in such a creative way," Judith Palfrey said. "More power to them."