Saturday Cabot Party Attracts Estimated 600

An estimated 600 undergraduates and Head of the Charles visitors piled into Cabot I-entry Saturday night for the largest weekend party in memory.

At one point, approximately 300 human beings had been squeezed into the entry, according to one organizer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"It was packed. It was absolutely packed," said the organizer, a junior in the entry. "Including all the flows, the changes of people, it could have been 500 or 600 people."

The party was broken up a few minutes after midnight, Cabot House Senior Tutor Julian Chang said. Chang said he received three phone calls before acting.

"Basically, there were too many people," he said.

Chang said three house residents had formally registered to have private parties Saturday night. Such parties are officially limited to 50 persons or less.

News of Saturday's night party, however, spread around campus and to students visiting for the weekend from schools like Dartmouth, Union, Wellesley, Boston University and the University of Maryland.

"We didn't plan for everyone to find out about it," the organizer said. "It was pretty crazy. We've had parties before, but never like this.

"There were people we'd never seen before," he added, "people we just never expected."

Still, organizers had plans for a big evening. They moved all the furniture out of a total of four rooms scattered over three I-entry floors.

The organizer said there was no damage, and all vomiting was "clean" and "went into the toilet." The only casualty of the night, he said, was a poster of the ghoulish cartoon cat-and-mouse pair Ren and Stimpy, who were torn to shreds in the partying.

The party also took its toil on supplies. Organizers ran out of alcohol, non-alcoholic drinks and chips, though not until near the party's conclusion.

The organizer also said College rules were closely followed.

"We carded at the door, and we carded pretty hard," he said."

Still, Chang said yesterday afternoon that he planned to meet with the party's organizers last night to "talk about" the situation.

He did not say whether any discipline for those students was under consideration

Still, organizers had plans for a big evening. They moved all the furniture out of a total of four rooms scattered over three I-entry floors.

The organizer said there was no damage, and all vomiting was "clean" and "went into the toilet." The only casualty of the night, he said, was a poster of the ghoulish cartoon cat-and-mouse pair Ren and Stimpy, who were torn to shreds in the partying.

The party also took its toil on supplies. Organizers ran out of alcohol, non-alcoholic drinks and chips, though not until near the party's conclusion.

The organizer also said College rules were closely followed.

"We carded at the door, and we carded pretty hard," he said."

Still, Chang said yesterday afternoon that he planned to meet with the party's organizers last night to "talk about" the situation.

He did not say whether any discipline for those students was under consideration