If the 24-hour Dance Marathon scheduled for this weekend sounds a little too intense, try the Indian Student Association's first semiformal this Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Jefferson Ballroom of Alumni Hall.
Second-year College student and Co-Culture Chair Danielle Varughese said that although the ISA already has a large non-Indian member base, it is hoping that the ball will help reach out to more non-Indian students.
"We hope this to be a cross-University event, bringing in a lot of students outside of the ISA," Varughese said."We haven't been able to have a ball in the past, so we were really excited to have it this year to help get other people in the University involved."
Although the semiformal is mainly a social function, ISA is involved in many cultural awareness programs as well.
"We are a well-rounded club, and we do have a social component, but we also have a larger cultural and educational component as well," Varughese said.
The primary purpose of the ball, however, is to raise money for the ISA's main event, India Day, said third-year College student Rob Sciver, ISA publicity chair. Tickets for the event cost $10, which will help cover the cost of hors d'oeuvres, and can be purchased in Newcomb all this week.
India Day is "our biggest event of the year, where there will be dances, singing, acting and other forms of cultural entertainment," Varughese said.
For information about the semiformal, or the club in general, attend the ISA general meeting today at 7 p.m. in Newcomb Theater.
For more information on either of the events, or to purchase tickets for the ball, contact Robby Van Sciver.
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