News > November 13, 2008

By Samantha Cernuto | Staff writer

Homecoming 2008 marked the beginning of a tradition that will most likely stick around. Student Government hosted its first ever Bash at the Millennium Center. The event was open to the entire student body and ran from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. The idea originated from a comment at the President’s Leadership conference.

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SG president Jermyn Davis comments that a student suggested having more parties that were not Greek dominated.

The Homecoming Bash was the first one.

The event was put together by the Student Government Campus Life Committee and Public Relations. The committees were led by senior Ann Meade and junior Meghan Haenn.

“Campus Life carried out the planning, hiring and other details of the event, while PR was in charge of getting the word out to students,” Haenn said.

“Both committees did an excellent job. Outside of those committees, we had a lot of support from the executive branch and legislators.

“The event required a lot of manpower, so it was necessary to have lots of helpers at the event.”

SG is very excited about the results of the Bash. There were over 600 students in attendance that arrived via the free shuttles that were lined up in front of Benson University Center and Davis Residence Hall.

The students were welcomed by a red carpet and sky-tracker lights.

Between the live DJ and the food provided by Simple Elegance, students had an enjoyable night.

“The Bash was a success on all counts,” Meade said. “The DJ, Nick Peluso, was incredible. He played a wide variety of music that seemed to satisfy everyone in attendance.

“Students were able to request songs prior to the event date – which made sure that everyone got to hear their favorite song!”

“It went extremely well. Everyone there had such a great time. It was definitely an outlet that we should pursue again,” Davis said.

Students who attended said only positive things. Sophomore Leigh Vogedes said, “I had a wonderful time and it was a lot of fun! I’m glad I went!”

“I had a great time and will definitely go again next year,” sophomore Brett Patterson said.

SG member sophomore James Griffin said, “I think the bash was a great event, giving all of the students at Wake the opportunity to celebrate homecoming together.”

Haenn is excited about what they will do next year.

“We are already looking into the potential for recreating this event next year,” he said.

“We considered the Bash to be successful in terms of providing students with an alternative to the typical weekend. We hope to expand and include alumni in the future.”

For its first time, the Bash was exciting and eventful.