The decree stated that if Adams does not withdraw its declaration of war by midnight on Wednesday, Mather will also declare war in solidarity with its Quad allies.

“After almost eight years of peace, Mather does not wish to enter hostilities with any house,” the decree read. “But where there is tyranny, we will fight for the right to maintain housing independence,”

Currier also anticipates support from Cabot House, according to an email to the Crimson from Nicholas P. Stanford ’12, who is in charge of Currier’s war effort.

According to the declaration drafted by Adams HoCo, the war will persist until “the entire population of the former Currier House makes a suitable act of penance to the students of Adams House.”

The chaos of wartime extends beyond the student body to Adams House staff, who have been asked to ensure that Currier students do not use the Adams dining hall.

Newbon—who swipes students’ IDs in the dining hall—said that by the time the swipe machine displays a student’s House affiliation, the student will likely have already entered the servery, sending her on a wild goose chase for the escaped Currierite.

“I will have to get up and hold the line up when it’s busy,” Newbon said.

Newbon—who has worked with Harvard University Dining Services for 20 years—said that while she can usually tell freshman apart from upperclassmen, Currierites will be more difficult to spot.

“But I will do my best,” Newbon said.

Currier said in its declaration that it will only accept a surrender from Adams under one condition.

“They must adopt the Acorn as their mascot, so that one day their mascot may also blossom into a Tree,” the letter read.

—Staff writer Jane Seo can be reached at janeseo@college.harvard.edu.