Students involved in the organization said they find that their public service experience has a positive impact on the rest of their lives.
"I'm going to teach after I graduate because of PBHA," said Priscilla Chan '01, incoming programming co-chair. "It's shaped my whole life."
It is dedicated students who keep the House true to its original mission, Gomes said.
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"As long as this work remains to be done, and there are Harvard students to do it, the memory of Phillips Brooks will remain alive," Gomes said.