Making Friends at Harvard

Hannah Class of '25 Alumni

November 20, 2022

We asked 8 Harvard students to share the fun and/or unexpected ways they made friends on campus. These stories show us just how many different opportunities we have found a sense of belonging and community here at Harvard.

Izumi V. '25

Izumi and two friends taking a selfie with their Mather House t-shirts — **Izumi and friends on Housing Day**

"I grew closer to one of my best friends on the steps of Widener during Freshman Orientation Week’s Legally Blonde movie night!"

Cameron H. '25

Cameron and five friends at a football stadium — **Cameron and friends at Harvard-Yale**

"From spontaneous conversations hour-long in the dining hall, to midnight hangouts in the laundry room, to my Yearbook family, I think my favourite experience of all has been while bonding over pain of the Covid vaccine we had both recently received. Here is where I made my first (and still best friend) on campus."

Isabel I. '23

The writer and her sister in their dorm — **Isabel (right) and Juliet (left)**

"I met some of my closest friends through AFVS (Art, Film, and Visual Studies) film classes, as a first year at Crimson Jam, and 22 years ago in a delivery room at MGH (Mass General Hospital) —i.e., a Harvard teaching hospital, where I first made the acquaintance of my twin sister Juliet (left). She is also part of the Class of 2023!"

Amanda S. '24

Amanda and a group of friends posing for a photo — **Amanda and friends post-AADT performance**

"I think joining AADT (Asian American Dance Troupe) is one of the most fun ways I've made friends!"

Olivia M. '26

Olivia posing in front of the Charles River — **Olivia at the Charles River**

"Instagram! This girl who is also a fellow member of the Class of 2026 reached out to me on Instagram when I was in the UK this summer. We took a weekend-getaway trip to Edinburgh together, had an incredible time, and have been great friends from a month before our freshman year till now :)"

Erika C. '26

Erika and a friend resting on the grass during frisbee practice — **Erika and friends resting**

"Through frisbee! Whether it be casually throwing a disc around in the yard, or attending a travel tournament in Maine, frisbee has allowed me to become friends with some of the kindest and most genuine people I know."

Trinh N. '25

"Building a snowman in the Yard during the winter storm!"

Michael Z. '25

Michael and his friend Henry posing in the snow — **Henry and Michael in the snow**

"I met Henry Bae '25 in the first week of school, when we bumped into each other while crossing Harvard Yard from neighboring dorms. Since he was from Florida and I was from California, we half-jokingly promised each other that we would experience our first snow days here together. A few months later, that's exactly what we did!"