Chocolate fondue, music and dancing. What more could a student want from spring formal?
On Friday, March 11th the mansion was transformed into Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory for the enjoyment of students to dance the night away in style. It lasted from 8 p.m. until midnight. CAP Board began the planning process for the night after spring break.
“We really started to plan formal around what the theme was it going to be,what food should we have and what decorations we should have,” senior CAP Board member Bridget Wagner said.
Decorations began to be made once the theme was chosen and the days leading up to formal were busy for those involved.
Once the much anticipated day arrived, CAP Board moved into the mansion to prepare everything to make the night special.
“The day of formal, the board and the assistant programmers were helping out in the office all day with the finishing touches and decorations,” Wagner said. “Then at 2 p.m. some of the board members started working on the balloon arch and at 4 p.m. everyone started to bring all of the decorations and supplies over to the mansion.”
Something that made spring formal stand out from other Cabrini events was the bar, which was provided for students 21-years-old and older.
“Once at the dance, advisors check you off the list making sure that you are 21,” Wagner said. “Once checked off, you were given a bracelet with three tickets that gave you three drinks and that’s it.”
Ticket sales was the biggest concern for CAP Board.
“We had tables set up from Wednesday to Friday in Founders selling tickets to students as they went to classes,” Wagner said. “This helped us also promote the dance and allow students to reach out to their friends to come to formal.”
Before the dance, 125 tickets were sold.
“It was a nice change seeing everyone dressed up,” freshman forensic accounting major Gaby Jones said.
There was also a photo booth there for students to remember the night with fun keepsakes. The downside was only two copies were printed out where last year everyone who was in the pictures was able to walk away with a copy.
The dominant presence of the night came from the freshman and sophomore classes. Not many upperclassman were seen during the night.
“The spacing was a little tight,” said freshman exercise science major Payton Greene.
“My favorite part of the night was the music because it was current and everyone could sing along,” freshman communications major Jordan Clothier said.
