Harvard students celebrate their ‘sorting day’

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 17:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Bead necklaces, costumes, music, and dancing … the Yard gave every appearance of a Mardi Gras festival Thursday morning, but the celebration had less debauchery and more consequence as hundreds of students representing every College House gathered outside University Hall for Harvard’s annual Housing Day. Students from each of the 12 undergraduate Houses dressed as mascots, chanted along to music, and held signs supporting their respective communities. Pforzheimer students came in full-body polar bear dress, Currier students decked out as trees, and Cabot students sported fish costumes. Kirkland students were the first to arrive, staking out the coveted spot directly in front of the John Harvard Statue. Caleb Heuvel-Horowitz ’21 was up at 5 a.m. to show his support and to help notify first-year students where they will spend the remainder of their undergraduate years. “I’m here to show that Kirkland is a really tight community,” he said. “We love each other and...

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