<p>S is not a party person, so my knowledge, indirect as it already is, of the Harvard party scene is extremely limited.
I understand, though, that an enduring complaint is the lack of a campus-wide student center that could host large parties. There are many House parties and departmental parties (S got an email about a goat roast last week and a barbecue picnic this week). But these are tame affairs; the partiers seem to have to go to finals clubs to have "real parties."</p>