John Winthrop House
Happy Halloween!
  • Party Regulations
  • 1. Discuss your party with your entryway tutor and submit a party form to the Resident Dean's Office by 4pm the day before the event. The form must be signed by every suitemate. Unapproved parties will be shut down to the great chagrin of everyone involved.

    2. End your party by 11pm (Sun-Thurs) or 2am (Fri-Sat).

    3. Know and abide by Massachusetts Law and Harvard College rules governing alcohol and entertainment.

    4. Post signs stating that guests must be 21 to drink. Ensure that any guest not personally known to you to be 21 produce identification. Do not allow underage friends to imbibe.

    5. Serve food and non-alcoholic alternatives.

    6. Smoking is not permitted inside any Harvard College building. You are responsible for enforcing this rule during your party, and for responding promptly to any complaints from your neighbors about smoke.

    7. Anticipate crashing by outsiders attracted by music or word of mouth. Ask friends to be ready to assist you in asking uninvited guests to leave. Discuss with your entryway tutpr what to do in the event that your party attracts too many people. Parties must not spill out into the hallways, stairwells or courtyards. Please remind your guests to be quiet in these and all other public areas of the House.

    8. Clean up. Collect and remove all trash, including that in surrounding public areas, when your party ends. Also, please recycle your empties. It's the least you can do for yo momma Earth.

    9. Remember that you are responsible for your guests' safety and behavior.