Winthrop (Literally) Parades Straus Cup Victory

At about 7:30 p.m. this evening, FlyBy got a tip that Winthrop intramural representatives would be venturing to the Quad to celebrate their third consecutive year in winning the House Intramural Program championship.

Well, they didn't quite make it to the Quad.

Instead, we caught up with the winners after their parade through some of the River Houses just as they were securing the Straus Cup in the Winthrop dining hall trophy case.

"We were just having a lot of fun," said Andrew M. Prince '10, one of the Winthrop intramural chairs, who helped lead the march through Eliot, Leverett, Quincy, and Kirkland dining halls.

Though their chants didn't quite make it to Mather, Dunster, or the Quad, Prince said they did make an attempt to appear in Lowell, but they were stopped at the entrance due to dining hall restrictions.

Alexander J. Ahmed '10, another IM chair, said that this trophy signified a more objective ranking system of House achievement.

"We expect the same results next year," said Nicholas G. Purcell '11, the junior IM chair.

"It was all good-natured fun," Prince said.

Photo courtesy of Brian McCammack