Originally, the eaters were skeptical, but by the time the pots were empty, they concluded the fad would last at least a year.
"They get going in an argument," Jim says of watching the group bounce ideas off each other. "I just think it's the greatest thing."
Watching their students get closer as the year has progressed has given them faith in the entryway concept.
It's a Venn diagram, but it made possible friendships," Jim says. "You don't meet people at the House karaoke night. It's the smallness of these things that makes them work."