"We had to come up with something else," Portman said.
Portman said they contacted some of their friends who frequent nightclubs and learned that the Owl could secure M-80, a club on Commonwealth Avenue, for the night.
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So after about 20 minutes of waiting in the rain, the buses turned around and took the crowd elsewhere.
Jennifer B. Glick '00, whose boyfriend is in the Owl, said the night was fun in the end.
"Their spirits weren't dampened," Glick said. "People were just there to have a good time."
"Everyone was just sort of laughing about it," the sophomore punch added.
For the underage in the group though, the 21-plus club was not a viable option and about a quarter of the group has to head home.
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