The final clubs, of which there are eight at Harvard, all have a hazing period during an initiation week, according to Kester. He remembers working on a project one night in his room with a classmate who was a "neo" (neophyte) in a final club, the Porcellian, when there was a knock on Kester's door. "I'm not sure what freaked me out more," he wrote. "That the Porcellian knew to find James in my room, or that the guy summoning him was dressed in all black with a top hat and a terrifying mask featuring a long, sinister beak. 'Can I help you?' I asked, even though no, I definitely could not. The Avian Reaper was silent as he ominously pointed at James and beckoned him outside with a wave of his index finger."
