As I’m sure everyone in the Honors program is aware, after weeks of hype-building and email-sending, the Honors Student Government hosted this year’s Honors Ball last Friday, April 8th. This was the first Honors Ball to be held since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking a two-year absence. For many in HSG, myself included, this was their very first time planning or attending an Honors Ball. 2019’s Honors Ball, themed “Monochromatic Disco”, was all but a forgotten memory.
Thus tasked with planning the ball, and thereby reintroducing it to Honors students, HSG wanted to go all out. It would be the social event to end all HSG social events. This Honors Ball would be the biggest of all, and it would mark a triumphant return to in-person gatherings and celebrations. But with many of us not having any sense of the framework for an Honors Ball, we worried that this might prove to be a daunting task.
As this past Friday demonstrated, however, our fears were unfounded. The number of people in attendance outnumbered those who RSVP’d for the event, exceeding 100 people in total. This is by far the greatest turnout HSG has seen for any of its social events this year and blows past Honors Ball attendance out of the waters. If we were intent on redefining the Honors Ball, then I’d say we achieved our goal. Students arrived fully decked out in old prom dresses and tuxedos, fitting perfectly with the “Night on the Red Carpet” theme of the event. They sang and danced through the night, notably communing in a group rendition of Olivia Rodrigo’s “good 4 u” that I was lucky enough to witness from a bird’s eye view.
This event of course could never have taken place without the help of the Honors faculty and the Chartwell’s staff who helped cater and set up the event. The 2022 Honor’s Ball was a collaborative experience, and I’d like to acknowledge the planning and work that went into the event–from the managers of Cortelyou Commons to Blue Demon Theatre (who so generously donated their lights to us). Thank you everyone for attending and helping out with the event! May next year’s ball rise up to meet this one (and I’m sure that it will)!
If you have any photos from the Honors Ball that you’d like to share, either contact us at dpuhonorsblog@gmail.com or send them to the Honorable Mentions team at hsgnewsletter@gmail.com
The Honors Hub 
Leave a Reply