The homecominng dance tradition makes its return back to Ferris after a long absence.
The dance is a formal black-tie event which traditionally means men wear tuxedos and women where floor length gowns. However, the dress code is not strictly enforced. Though it’s geared towards Ferris students, everyone is invited. Admission is free for all attendees and will include a red carpet, snacks, a DJ and a 360 camera.
Activities coordinator and advisor Ben Avery knew that bringing the dance back was the right thing to do once they learned it used to be a bulldog tradition.
“Once we heard that there used to be a homecoming dance here at Ferris, we knew we had to resurrect the tradition,” Avery said.
Marketing sophomore David Carrier is a part of EU and participated in planning homecoming. He believes that all of the planning is “on track.” As the dance is almost here, the homecoming committee members hope to have a big turnout this year.
“I am so excited for everybody to come and hang out with us,” Carrier said. “The more the merrier.”
EU has spent weeks planning this event and they are ready for it to happen. As the upperclassman had their senior year of high school during the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of them missed out on a last dance. According to Carrier, this dance gives them that chance. This played a big part into bringing the dance back, Carrier describes it as a “selling point” for people to dress up, dance and have a good time.
“A lot of us didn’t get a senior prom, a bunch of my friends had dresses that they never got to wear,” Carrier said. “So, we were thinking about what we could add to make this year different. I was like, what if we did a dance so people can use the dresses that they never got a chance to use back in 2020?”
Hospitality management sophomore Maeve Cortti will be participating in the homecoming parade. She’s believes the dance is a good addition to homecoming week.
“I’m going to the dance but there needs to be good music,” Cortti said. “It’s a good event for people to meet each other and it’ll be sad and no fun if no one goes to it.”
Carrier believes that preparing for homecoming is trying to find what will get students to want to go to their events. With this, he encourages students to participate in homecoming events.
Nursing sophomore Rachel Foster is excited to see the decorations and overall outcome of the dance. She will be attending because this will be Ferris’ first dance since she’s stared school here.
The dance will kick off the start of homecoming week on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit https://www.ferris.edu/homecoming.htm to see the countdown to start of homecoming week and more homecoming week events.
Culture Editor Giuliana Denicolo contributed to the writing of this article.