A parade of black and white gowns stormed Cabrini’s mansion on Nov. 15 for the annual Black and White gala.
“The dance was incredible,” Jacqueline Marciano, junior business major, said. “I actually started crying in the middle of the dance.”
Marciano wasn’t the only person whose emotions got the best of her at the dance. Three hundred plus students could be seen entering the dance with grins from ear to ear as they oogled at the beautiful decorations and trays of lavish food adorning the mansion.
“Everything looked so great,” Justin DiPasquale, junior business major, said. “I didn’t know whether to eat or go dance!”
The DJ accommodated to nearly everyone’s musical requests. He played everything from The Four Tops to Akon. Students also enjoyed a flashback of ’90s hits with an N’Sync, Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls medley.
“I loved that they played the Spice Girls, definitely the highlight of my night,” Jess Duris, sophomore psychology major, said.
The crowd was packed into a large white tent set up in the back of the mansion.
“It was wild,” Duris said. “It’s almost as if everyone became a puppet and let the music guide them.”
“It was fun and gross at the same time,” Mary Stevens, freshman education major, said. “I felt like I had someone sweaty on me at all times.”
The dance also included a toast to the brand new president of Cabrini, Dr. Marie Angelella George. Patrick Trencansky conducted a speech before the emotional toast.
George, who was adorned in a black dress with a white sweater and a set of stunning pearls, was extremely thankful. She also shared a dance with her husband at the event.
“I brought a friend from Temple University as my date and they were so impressed with how close knit our school was,” Jennifer Bollinger, junior political science major, said. “They admitted they were a little jealous about how close everyone seemed to be.”
The crowd danced through the rest of the night as hugs and kisses spread throughout the dance floor.
“This was probably my best experience as a freshman thus far,” Rebecca Rothemich, freshman elementary and special education major, said.
The event was planned by the office of Student Engagement and Leadership.
“I think the dance went very well,” Brittany Decicco, graduate assistant and coordinator of the dance, said. “We had the highest attendance at any event in the past year. There was lots of great food and lots of great music. I’m still getting people coming into the SEaL office and telling us how much fun they had.”
