"It was more fun to make an effort to do a different party" than to just "get trashed," Shams says.
Some students go all out in their zeal to host a good party. Soman S. Chainani '01 says he and many others worked for two weeks in preparation for a Studio 54 party he hosted in Quincy House on Halloween.
Chainani, who is a Crimson executive, says a total of $500 was spent on decorations for the 100-invitee event. Glow-in-the-dark stars filled one room, a disco ball was the centerpiece of the "disco room," and the love room featured a rose-covered bed and a wall covered in murals.
Chainani also helped to throw a Mardi Gras party in March, complete with a "pre-invitation" two months prior to the event, followed by another two weeks before the get-together.
For this party, a "VIP room" was created for those who paid a $15 cover charge, Chainani says.
The Lowell House resident says the affair was different from a typical Harvard party of talking and "schmoozing."
"It was almost like turning a room into a club for a night," he says.
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