Harvard students constantly complain about campus party facilities--most party-goers end up hot and sweaty after being stuffed like sardines into small angular suites with little ventilation.

Every so often, though, the truly random Harvard architecture miraculously forms a logical space for social gatherings. These spaces become renowned and students flock to them on weekend nights.

The following have proven to be this year's party suites--meaning that through tradition, or deliberate manipulation, their residents have a space that is earmarked for the all-too-rare raging Harvard beerfest.

Winthrop Seven-Man

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Extending the entire length of the fifth floor of Winthrop House's Standish Hall, this suite is considered the best senior room on the River.

Behind the door lie seven singles that come off the 65-foot hall. And on the other side of the sizeable common room--perfect for dancing and socializing--is the room's largest bedroom.

Through the window of this bedroom is a balcony that residents have used during the warmer months.

"In the beginning of the year we had a barbecue, so everyone was eating burgers and franks," says Caleb A. Gibson '99, who lives in the grandest bedroom, which he has furnished with a couch, chair and coffee table.

Because of his palatial bedroom with accompanying balcony, Gibson says he can throw his own private parties without disturbing any of his roommates.