"It just started as an idea I had to bring all of the 'closet Republicans' at Harvard out of their rooms and give them a chance to meet one another," Housman wrote in an e-mail message.
Before the dinner, Housman said he was pleased with the amount of student interest in the event.
"I was originally expecting about 30 people to attend, but now we've received RSVPs from 62, so I think that says something for the conservatives on campus," he said.
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