Honors college students attend mock inaugural

Saturday’s Mock Inaugural Ball gave students outside of the greek system a chance to don their formal wear and join their friends at a dance.

The ball, hosted by the Honors Student Association, was held in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.

“We thought it was nice for people not in the greek system to have a formal dance,” said sophomore Allison Gray, secretary of the Honors Student Association.

The Honors Student Association created the event to raise awareness about both the association and politics, said sophomore Evan Mielke. While invitations were sent to students in the honors college, guests of those students were also permitted to attend.

Because the ball was held so close to the recent presidential inauguration, the planning committee for the ball chose the historical event as its theme, Gray said.

Besides having an inauguration theme, the ball also reflected the excitement of the new year, with many students reuniting for the first time since winter break.

Freshman Lauren Sweeney, a student in the honors college, attended the ball with her friends because she had never been to a dance.

“It was a lot of fun, and it raised political awareness,” she said.