Every spring, Next House has a semiformal at a hotel in Cambridge or Boston. We book the hotel ballroom (for lots of money) for the night and hire a DJ to provide music so we can groove the night away! Lots of residents use the excuse to dress up and go have a great night laughing and dancing with their friends. It's a great opportunity to hang out, have some fun, and maybe even meet the love of your life. Oh, and on top of that, at the end of the night everyone leaves with a party favor so that the memories will live forever. Yeah, I know, it just screams "prom," but it really is a whole lot of fun - more fun than even the coolest high school prom.

And what about the party scene at Next House, you ask? We've got some of the most exotic parties you'll find on (or off) campus. Each year the house puts on two parties that each highlight the most attractive part of our dorm: the beautiful women and handsome men who live here. There is no need to hire outside entertainment when we've got everything we need in house to host spectacular events like these. Even the fraternities can't top these parties. Our lounge on the first floor is transformed into a dance floor with music and lights, and it's always packed with sweaty, half-naked bodies by the end of the night. If this isn't your idea of a good time, then you don't have to show up (and you may skip to the next section). No one leaves disappointed and most show up again the following year. It's a great way to break the ice and meet the man or woman of your dreams, or at least someone cool to hang out with. And if you live at Next House, these guilty pleasures are only a few floors away ...

Once every few weeks, all hell breaks loose and when it does, it often comes in the form of a Next House study break. There is no way to accurately describe the mayhem that ensues when 400 sleep-deprived undergraduates accumulate in our tastefully furnished lounge to attack mounds of free food. Friends chat, mouths fill, food disappears, and mess is made, all at speeds that rival the velocity of light. During finals week, the madness ensues every night with foods ranging from Dunkin' Donuts to pizza to our housemaster Liba's mouth-watering, heart-wrenching, awe-inspiring, and all around orgasmic hot apple crisp. Leave it to Next House to never leave you unsatisfied ... just get there early, because if you miss it, it's GONE!