Parties with fewer than 50 guests, held in a single suite, are classified as private parties. EVERY party must be registered, by filing a Party Registration Form in the Senior Tutor's Office no later than noon on the Thursday before the party. Party registration forms are available in the House Office, on the 2nd floor of A-Entry, or online. If the party form is not filed, the party may not be held. Parties under 12 people do not require a party registration form, but are allowed only if they do not disrupt the community as determined by tutors' discretion.

Click here for party form

The Dean's Office has had a number of complaints from our Quad neighbors about inconsiderate conduct on the part of undergraduates. Students are encouraged to take advantage of university transportation options during the late evening and early morning hours. If students walk, they should refrain from loud conversations, from shouting to folks ahead or behind, and from littering the walkways and yards. A good rule of thumb to be conveyed: Behave as if your own families were living next to campus, and keep in mind the hours they keep, not often the same as your own.

Click here for the resident tutor schedule for Spring 2006 party duty.

Social Host Liability Law
All students in Harvard College should be aware of the provisions of the Massachusetts Social Host Liability Law prohibiting the sale, delivery or furnishing of alcohol to minors.

Massachusetts law prohibits the sale, delivery, or furnishing of alcohol to persons under 21. In addition, a social host may under certain circumstances be held liable for injuries caused by a guest who, having consumed alcohol at the host’s premises, does harm to himself or herself or to a third party. If the guest is a minor (i.e., under 18), and the host knew or reasonably should have known that it was furnishing alcohol to a minor, the host may be held responsible for injuries or damage to the minor or to third parties caused by the minor’s alcohol-influenced actions. Furthermore, even if the guest was not a minor, a social host may be liable for injuries to third parties if the host knew or should have known that the guest was intoxicated but, nevertheless, gave him or her, or permitted him or her to take, an alcoholic drink. Click here for further information on the effects of alcohol.