PSG increases activities
for Welcome Back Bash
By Lynde Smith
Staff Writer
Many parties to begin the new school year will
be held this weekend, but possibly one of the biggest of all will be
held today at the Purdue Student Union.
The Purdue Student Union Board is hosting a Welcome
Back Bash beginning at 7 p.m. until midnight, and maybe later. Activities
include everything from a luau dance on the front lawn to a hypnotist
in the North Ballroom.
Everything is free of charge, said Heather Owen,
PSUB program adviser.
At 7:30 Purdue Musical Organizations will have
their First Nighter, which is the first performance for the varsity
glee club this school year.
Students can also make their own music videos,
which can be done solo or with friends, and a copy of the video is provided
free. Three bands will play at the event – Sleep On It, Feasible
and No Reason Given. Karaoke is another activity that will take place.
Students can also learn what they would look like
if their head were on another person's body by getting their own "Freaky
Photo," where their head is superimposed on someone else's body.
The Ballroom Dancing Club will offer dance lessons
in the South Ballroom of the Union. The bowling lanes and billiard rooms
will also be open to the public.
The Wiley DJ will be playing music at the luau
in front of the Union and there will also be three bands performing
across from Villa Pizza inside. The hypnotist will begin at 9:30 in
the North Ballroom.
"One goal of the Welcome Back Bash is that it gives
students options that they may not have," said Owen.
She also said another plus is that it gives clubs
a chance to present themselves and let students know what they are all
about.
The bash is part of the Your Choice Grant, which
provides alternative programming for students in an alcohol-free setting.
The bash is also part of the PMU Underground Series, which PSUB set
up this year.
The Welcome Back Bash is formerly known as the
Main Event. The difference between the two is that the Bash offers more
activities and will last later into the night that the Main Event did,
said Owen.
"It will be a good place to bring friends, to come
and have a good time, relax and be entertained," said Owen.
PSUB will be hosting at least one party a month
this year. In September the theme will be Flash Back, which will take
students back to the 60's, 70's and 80's. In October the theme will
revolve around Halloween and the Rock Horror Picture Show.
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