Goals
Through Green Cup, Harvard College students receive:
- Feedback on the ecological impacts of their daily use of energy and materials.
- Support for innovative new ideas that reduce campus environmental impacts.
- Prizes and recognition for their efforts.
Green Cup History
Green Cup has a proud history, beginning with Ecolympics in 1990.
 |
| At the 2006 Harvard Yale Tailgate, Mather house HoCo built a 1:50 scale replica of its house and and courtyard, to demonstrate its recycling prowess. Afterwards, the display was recycled. |
After the Olympics Committee objected to the name in 1992, the name was changed to Green Cup.
Dozens of other universities have been inspired by Harvard's inter-dorm competition.
Green Cup has historically been a partnership between the Environmental Action Commitee and the FAS Office of Physical Resources. In 2003, at the request of the EAC, REP began administering the competition.
Past Winners and Timeline
-
2006-2007: TBD -- Who will it be?!?
-
2005-2006: Mather
-
2004-2005: Currier
-
2003-2004: Currier
-
Fall 2003: Green Cup redesigned by REP.
-
2002-2003: Quincy
-
2001-2002: Pforzheimer
-
Fall 2001: Ecolympics revived by the EAC (John Hsu '03 and Wendy Liu '03).
-
2000-2001: in hiatus
-
Fall 1996: Eliot
-
Fall 1993: North (renamed Pforzheimer)
-
Fall 1992: Ecolympics renamed at request of the Olympics Committee.
-
Fall 1990: Ecolympics founded by Brian Trelstad ('91).
If you have any information about semesterly/yearly winners of Green Cup, please share it with us so we can add to our archives.
The Green Cup
After two years in the hands of Currier House... after two years of blood, sweat, and tears from legendary Currier Rep Mary Emily Colvin and her bands of eco-project team leaders... after such sweet celebration in the house of the tree... the Green Cup was wrested away by Mather House the 2005-2006 Green Cup Winner. Where will it go next?!?
Contact: Philip Kreycik, philip_kreycik@harvard.edu.