There are records of Streetwide Houseparties as early as 1908, though it's possible that they're older. Lewis S. Mudge '51 described the 1908 Houseparties as...

Colonial Club was the first on the street to switch from bicker to a sign-in system in 1971. In fact, Colonial was so popular that year that sophomores literally slept on the porch in the freezing cold...

Colonial Club was founded in 1891, fifth of the eating clubs. It drew its name — mistakenly, it would seem — from its first clubhouse, an old ship captain's house...