Flyby's Guide to Harvard-Yale: The Pregame
Before The Game on Saturday, thereâs an entire Friday to fill with fun (and Thursday if you donât have Friday classes...and Wednesday if youâre a senior whoâs already lined up a consulting job). So what do you do before The Game? You pre-Game, obviously.
In college parlance, âpregamingâ means drinking cheap alcohol in your room (with friends, hopefully) before going to an event so that you donât have to pay for it. Flyby makes no assumptions about your imbibing preferences, so here are some pre-Game suggestions for beer connoisseurs and teetotalers alike.
The morning of:
Zoeâs (Dunkâs if youâre on a budget; Henriettaâs Table if youâve already got your signing bonus from Bain) â If youâre 21+, and under no other circumstances, youâre probably going to have a few adult sodas on Saturday. Donât be dumb: protein up before you toss âem back. Bacon and eggs will give you a proper base on Saturday so that Sunday isnât the worst day of your life. And you know what? Grab a coffee while youâre at it. Iâm guessing you didnât sleep much the night before. Even if you choose not to drink, no one has ever complained about a hearty brunch!
The night before:
HYpe: The Harvard-Yale Dance - On Friday from 11pm-2am, you can find your Yale-spouse (#powercouplesonly) at this dance in Annenberg, co-sponsored by the College Events Board and the Undergraduate Council. We know this might surprise our readers, but Harvard and Yale undergraduates donât care that much about football and there isnât enough bad blood that the two student bodies canât mix.
Host your own pregame - Donât want to live in a social dystopia where everyone is looking for a party but no one is hosting one? Then take some initiative and turn your common room into School Spirit Central. DAPA is giving out grants for substantial food, so your party can be both an inclusive social space and a mecca for responsible drinking. Potential themes: Why Canât We Be Friends (if youâre inviting Yale friends), Blue and Crimson (food coloring can do wonders on cookies and cocktails), Geeks and Nerds (invite people on Facebook and randomly assign them âgeekâ or ânerdâ; see how people interpret their assignment).
Go to an a capella concert, stand up/improv show, or mixer - Check out this link for a full list. Chances are you know someoneâa roommate, a section crush, that kid you ate with in Annenberg one timeâwho is part of one of these groups. And a lot of these are joint shows with the Yale counterparts of Harvard groups. Thatâs like a football game, but itâs not a sport so itâs more appropriate for us nerds!