“I think for a lot of the newer stuff, like Cabot Country, it just doesn’t have the same kind of word of mouth,” Bachman said. “We’ve just been doing it every year and it runs really smoothly.”
Dolgetta said the ’80s Dance laid the groundwork of the new breed of HoCo parties. Following in the footsteps of Leverett once more, Cabot plans for an encore of Cabot Country this spring.
All HoCos, however, face the challenge of drawing people to a party that can’t serve alcohol, said Darren S. Morris ’05, Mather HoCo co-chair.
“One obstacle to the HoCos throwing more quality parties is a College rule stating that events held in Houses and open to the whole College cannot serve alcohol, even with a BAT team,” Morris said.
“The College should change this rule because it unnecessarily restricts what are the safest parties on campus, reducing the potential of the on-campus social scene,” he said.