In 2006, while sweeping away the Green Cup and $1037, Mather HoCo showed that student events planners held a lot of sway in their house's awareness of and participation in energy conservation efforts.
Since then , REP has enabled all HoCos to compete towards GreenHoCo, an honor which will count 20% towards every house's final Green Cup Score (and awards its house an additional ice cream study break for receiving 1st or 2nd place). GreenHoCo will be based upon a portfolio of actions (The HoCo Green-O-Meter), which reduce the overall environmental impact of HoCo sponsored events and HoCo operations.
This portfolio will be submitted for the fall semester and spring semester.
Fall Semester Deadline: February 2nd, 09.
In 2008, Mather maintained their 1st place title. To see their submission for the 2007-2008 competition, click here.
Lowell came in an incredibly close 2nd, with an entire month of green events. Check out the details here.
(HoCos and HoCo Members are of course still encouraged to submit Eco-Projects, which bear on the environmental impact of the house in general, count for an additional 20% of the House Green Cup score, and are eligible for individual prizes of up to $150!)
Past Correspondences for Reference
The Scoring of Green Cup and the Role of HoCo
Harvard-Yale