La Follette Formal

The La Follette Social committee successfully hosted a formal party a couple weekends ago. The entire student body as well as faculty and staff were invited and we probably had about 60 people show up to the event. The intent was to provide an opportunity for people to mingle and have fun outside of a school setting. We waged a heavy publicity campaign and twisted a few arms but many were excited about the event.

The party took place at an Irish pub on capitol square called The Brocach. It's a pretty nice place and we had an area of the upstairs reserved for the evening. It was a little cramped but we basically had our own bar and the section to ourselves. We charged $10 for tickets which went to purchasing some food and there was just a cash bar. The food was good, but there was unfortunately too little of it. We could have charged more for tickets and gotten more food, but we didn't want to make it prohibitively expensive.

Part of the conditions for the night was formal attire. I think it's fun to dress up from time to time and I wanted to get other people to look snazzy as well. People sometimes don't like to admit that they like to wear nice outfits, but I know deep down everyone likes to look good. Some dressed up more than others, I wore a bow tie, but it was fun to see all the suits and dresses.The turnout was excellent and everyone seemed to have a good time. I was talking with my friend Becky the next day and she said, "People were a little skeptical about the party, but it actually turned out well" (I think that's a compliment). I had plenty of help from others on the committee but the idea was primarily mine and I was especially pleased with how well things worked out.