Inside Annenberg, upperclassmen stood on tables chanting, blowing whistles, and holding signs—one of which depicted the Mather tower next to the words “Erect Since 1970.”
The combined effect was “overwhelming,” said Daniel D. Lynch ’15, who donned his new Dunster muscle tank at lunch in Annenberg.
But despite the excitement of Housing Day, some students said they were disappointed by their Houses assignments.
Adam R. Hotchkiss ’15 and his seven blockmates had hoped to be placed in Adams or Eliot, but they were instead greeted by chanting Currier residents on Thursday morning.
Although Hotchkiss said he initially “had mixed feelings just because of the whole ‘Quadded’ reputation,” he said his visit to Currier on Thursday afternoon improved his spirits.
“Now I really can’t be complaining,” Hotchkiss said, praising the rooms and friendly residents.
Malcolm D. Grayson ’15 said he is “not happy” that he and his six blockmates were assigned to Dunster this morning.
“I heard it’s really bad,” Grayson said. “Most people were like, ‘You don’t want Dunster. You don’t want Dunster.’”
Grayson said that he will consider transferring to a new House for his junior year and that he hopes to live in DeWolfe rather than Dunster proper next year.
Michelle A. Chang ’15, another newly assigned Dunster resident, took a different approach to Housing Day. While she too said that her blocking group did not receive its first choice, she is optimistic about her future House life.
“I think everyone will learn to love their Houses, even if it takes a while,” Chang said. “You can be as happy as you want to be—your life in your House will be as happy as you make it.”
Even Grayson, despite his reservations about his Dunster, seemed to manage to find a silver lining in his new House.
“[My blockmates and I are] going to dinner tonight,” he said. “We heard the food’s good.”
—Staff writer Mercer R. Cook can be reached at mcook@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Rebecca D. Robbins can be reached at rrobbins@college.harvard.edu.