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Housing Day

Another Year, Another Housing Day Video Ranking
Flyby Blog

Another Year, Another Housing Day Video Ranking

Dunster Moose and Lowellians Housing Day 2025
College

‘Feels Like Christmas’: Freshmen Revel in Annual Housing Day Festivities

Freshman received their house assignments Thursday as part of Housing Day 2025. One freshman described River Run as “Halloween” and Housing Day as “Christmas.”

Currier
College

‘Warm Welcomes and Open Arms’: Students Show Off House Pride with Housing Day Videos

Housing Day videos, an annual tradition spanning back to 2009, are an opportunity to showcase “House spirit” — while “dissing on the other Houses too.”

Trading Card: Leverett House
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Trading Card: Leverett House

Leverett HoCo Chairs
Features

Leverett HoCo Chairs

Lev HoCo chairs with a Leventine's box

Trading Card: Dunster House
Features

Trading Card: Dunster House

Housing Market 2025
Features

Housing Market 2025 is Here!

Your favorite real estate agents are back in business! If you're looking for the stats on your future home on campus — or are an upperclassman looking to gloat — you're in luck; Flyby's compiled each House's quirks, amenities, and housing details for you to properly revel in the Housing Day spirit.

Freshman Housing Preference Graphic
College

‘My Heart’s Broken’: Freshmen Fear Renovations, the Quad As Housing Day Approaches

Ahead of Housing Day on March 13, when first-year students are randomly assigned to one of the College’s 12 undergraduate houses, some students hope they do not get Eliot — which will be renovated over the next two years. Others expressed perennial worries about walks to Mather and the Quad.

HUA Meeting
Student Life

HUA Wants To Increase Student Representation on the Ad Board

The Harvard Undergraduate Association is attempting to secure increased student representation on Harvard College’s Administrative Board, HUA officers announced at their first in-person meeting of the year on Sunday evening.

Housing Day University Hall Storming
College

‘I’m So Blessed’: Freshmen Recount Housing Day, Revamped River Run

Despite accidentally breaking the laptop of a Lowell upperclassman during a River Run party the night before Housing Day, freshman Matthew M. Vu ’27 felt “blessed” on Thursday morning as he and his blockmates celebrated with dorm-storming Lowellians donning whistles, pompoms, beads, and bells.

Harvard Not Fun Cover Graphic
College

What’s the Move? Navigating Harvard’s Lackluster Social Scene

In interviews with The Crimson, student group leaders, two top College administrators, and dozens of undergraduates tackled a difficult question: where is Harvard’s sense of fun?

Kirkland House Gate
College

Harvard Freshmen Will Have Swipe Access to Upperclassman Houses During ‘River Run,’ DSO Says

Freshman will have swipe access to upperclassman Houses this year during “River Run,” the Dean of Students Office wrote in a statement to The Crimson on Wednesday.

Eliot House Gate
College

Despite Rumors, Freshmen Swipe Access to Remain Restricted for River Run

Swipe access will remain unchanged for freshmen during “River Run” even as the First Year Experience and First Year Social Committee Offices will provide food trucks, a snack bar, and games at the Malkin Athletic Center to mark the informal college tradition.

Newstalk Episode 1: Inside Harvard Housing Day

Housing Day
Flyby Blog

Post-Housing Day Realizations

Housing Day is one of the most celebrated days at Harvard. It can be both exciting and stressful. After the stress of navigating blocking and linking groups, we scale walls and sneak around HUPD into each of the nine river houses, desperately trying to win the favor of the River Gods. Although there are many myths and preconceived notions about each house, here are my post housing day realizations.

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