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Houses Become Homes

Housing Day
Thursday, March 13, 2025

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Housing Day Explained

The week before Spring Break, first-year students learn the housing assignments they will have for their remaining years at Harvard. As one of the most notable traditions at Harvard College, Housing Day is sure to be a highlight of your first-year experience.
  • A group of people smiling outdoors, wearing reindeer antlers and themed attire, with a brick building in the background.
  • Lowell House students cheer for their House on the steps of University Hall in Harvard Yard on Housing Day.
  • Students cheering for Quincy House
Back of a T-shirt with "Housing Day 24" in red letters, worn in a crowd.

A Look Back

In case you missed it, experience the excitement and energy of last year's Housing Day!

Relive Housing Day 2024

Student Stories

Housing Day 2024: First-Year POV

We were woken up by chanting from upperclassmen from each of the twelve houses as they gathered in Harvard Yard to storm our dorms.

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  • The Introvert's Guide to Harvard: Housing Day

    For most students here at the college, Housing Day is the pinnacle of their first-year. For me, it was the day I was dreading the most.

  • Harvard Housing Day

  • Housing Day Explained

    “What’s Housing Day? Why are people in tree costumes yelling?” I’ve got you covered. 

Students sit around a classroom with a professor

A Better World Together

Harvard is committed to creating an inclusive living and learning environment for every member of our community.

Diversity & Inclusion