At cherubs, the long days don’t end at nightly check-in.
Once back at Jones Hall, the dorm’s Great Room often turns into a nightclub or movie theatre. Smaller lounges transform into card-playing salons. Dorm kitchenettes turn into aspiring Michelin star restaurants.
Some evening activities are what the program’s community and academic associates call “Mandatory Fun.”
“If it’s your birthday, you have to check in and we sing Happy Birthday to whoever’s birthday it is,” said Hailey Lloyd of Houston. “There’s also the other kind where you can do cherub karaoke, Cherub’s Got Talent and different little events the community and academic associates have for us to do.”
One birthday celebration became an unofficial rave in the Great Room. Nikhil Daniel of Orlando, Florida, practiced his DJ skills at the party, dubbed Izzybiza and BarceLogan, after the celebrants, Izzy Abadie of Durham, North Carolina and Logan Kreisberg of Stamford, Connecticut.
Kreisberg said he liked to experiment with Trader Joe’s meals in the fourth-floor kitchenette. Rachel Yuan of Basking Ridge, New Jersey and her friends said they spent many evenings playing card games in the basement. Sam Ferenchick of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania showered and went to bed.
When new episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” came out, fans of the show held viewings.
“My friends and I just really enjoy each other’s company, even if we’re just scrolling on TikTok or watching a show separately with AirPods in,” said Chloe Huang of Palo Alto, California. “It’s just fun because after check-in, you have a couple of hours to just roam the building.”
