Word: toga
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Enough is enough.'" He chuckles, and says, "It seems to me that everybody's content in the Yard, but when they come here, they say, 'I'm free,' and get a little crazy. Especially this year, because we have a new breed of sophomores." He recalled one recent toga party during which a fire alarm sounded. "The toga party they had was very interesting. All the girls were half nude, in their bras and panties, and it was about 40 degrees outside." He continued, "But I understand you've got to let loose some time...
Today they are doing their regular Monday autopsy of the weekend, trying to figure out whether someone was wearing a thong under her toga at a party last Friday. When talk turns to college, most admit they haven't a clue where they're applying...
Bush says he has hosted too many parties to count during his time at the College, including two toga parties...
...late-night carousing on the Quad abounds. And while sprinting around in the buck is a cross-seasonal antic, snow football and sprinkler-enhanced lawn sliding are among Quadlings' beloved and more climate-dependent activities. According to Bush, the Quad field has also served as the stomping ground for toga-sporting pre-partiers performing Animal House-esque chants of "Toga!" before the debauchery commenced. Indeed, the Quad-bound can eagerly anticipate access to the biggest, most welcoming tract of playground on Harvard's campus...
Quad parties have a certain cachet. Between Cabot's infamous entryway-wide toga ruckuses and Currier 10-man raves, word always reaches the Charles when something's hot on the other end of the shuttle route. The truth of the matter is, however, that Quad administrators take rules and regulations seriously, and the huge House parties of Cabot and Currier (which in the past have even had their own printed T-shirts) can require even huger amounts of preparation...