The Student Association formally invites all of Southern’s single ladies and men to the Winter Formal on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Winter Formal will be held at the Tennessee Aquarium in Downtown Chattanooga, which inspired this year’s theme, Moonlight Riverwalk, and is something SA has done in previous years. Strauss said that after receiving positive feedback, he decided it would be the best option for this year’s Winter Formal. He added that there will be food stations scattered throughout the aquarium with a variety of cuisines for students to enjoy.
Tickets for the event were available for purchase at the SA Office in the Student Center for $25 each until Jan. 31, but are now $30.
Social Vice President Jake Strauss changed the name of the Valentine’s Day Banquet so that even those without a date would feel more welcome.
“The event is for anyone and everyone, not just for couples,” Strauss said.
Saiuri Felix, sophomore clinical psychology major, said, “Some of the reasons I didn’t go last year were because I didn’t have a boyfriend, I didn’t know who to ask, I didn’t want to go by myself and I had already gone to a banquet that semester, so I felt okay with not going.”
Felix says she expects that the event will be gorgeous because of the venue, and because of the new format, she doesn’t really feel “the pressure to be coupled up with somebody.”
“I hope I feel like a child again looking at the fish,” Felix said. “I hope it’ll be as fun as everyone said it was last year, and the food had better be good!”
Sophomore finance major Azzi Mayes said, “I expect it to be a genuinely good time to have fun with friends and just enjoy myself.”
Both the location and theme also inspired curiosity in senior health science major Tatiana King.
“I saw the poster, and it says wear comfortable shoes, so it made me a little curious as to what we’ll be doing,” King said.
True to the event’s theme, students can expect the night to be a walking event filled with many photo opportunities.
