Upper Hall Program

One of the many charms of Harvard is how it can take a school of over 6,000 students and continue to foster the feeling of a much smaller school. This is done through the use of the house system. The 12 upperclassmen houses give the student a place where they can feel at home with between 200 and 450 friends. An unfortunate drawback of this system, however, it makes it very difficult for students to interact and meet with peers outside of their house. The Cambridge Queen’s Head serves as a common place where it is possible for all students to meet a great many more members of their class. Furthermore, the Upper Hall program creates and fosters an environment where Harvard seniors may gather with their classmates before they split paths at graduation. With a set time and place, the program brings together seniors from the river with their faraway companions in the quad. Named from the Cambridge tradition of formal dinners, or “Halls”, Upper Hall (short for Upperclassmen Hall) is intended for the uppermost class of the college.

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Made possible through the donations of a generous Alumnus, Upper Hall membership is open to 156 members of the graduating senior class. In exchange for a $50.00 membership fee, these seniors will receive a specialty Upper Hall stein, a special edition Upper Hall keychain, and appetizers on a special menu that will be subsidized by the Upper Hall tab. In addition to these perks, limited beverages will also be provided The Upper Hall program will be open every other Friday throughout the year and every Friday evening through the months of April and May to make a total of 20 events on the year. With an estimated total value of approximately $300.00, an Upper Hall membership is a fantastic investment into the social life of any Harvard senior. Interested seniors will be able to purchase their membership through the Harvard Box Office on a first come basis.

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Key to the idea of the creation of the Cambridge Queen’s Head was the thought that it would become a direly needed center of student life. While the programming already scheduled at CQH promises to bring in plenty of social undergraduates, the Upper Hall program has already become a staple in the life of Harvard seniors. Averaging an attendance of 1100 students each night when it was opened up only 7 times to seniors of the class of 2007, Upper Hall created an immediate draw for social seniors and underclassman alike. As the Cambridge Queen’s Head expands its hours of operation, one can only assume that Upper Hall will remain the highlight of pub operations.