Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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The Moonlight Harvest off-campus dance has been a Pcpperdinc annual event since the campus opened in Malibu in 1972. The 1988 Delta President. Kristy Paul, says the Delta sorority decided to sponsor the dance as a service project to enhance the social life and provide entertainment for the good of Pcpperdinc. As a service project, the Deltas don't expect to make any profits from the dance because it is not a fund-raising event. The money from the 300 tickets turns out to be the exact amount the Deltas use to rent the Bonaventurc Hotel ballroom, decorate it with colored balloons and (lashing party lights, buy inscribed glasses, provide dinner and pay the disc jockey. With no price change in the past three years, the dance quickly sells out at $60 per couple. The Deltas have a committee to decide on the menu and decorations. Everything depends on their budget of SI8.000. Paul states that if students wanted to have steaks and a live band, they would have to pay for it by raising the ticket price to cover the adjustment. The Moonlight Harvest dance is an evening consisting of: professional-studio pictures taken at 6:30 p.m.: dinner at 7:00 p.m.. usually consisting of chicken, rice or potato, salad, rolls, ice cream or mousse pic. and water or coffee to drink: and then the dance from 8:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Students get down” as the disc jockey spins favorites from the Big Chill and Animal House” soundtracks, some Billy Idol. Janet Jackson if you're nasty. and get up on this funk tunes, along with a variety of slow songs. However, students don't tend to slowdown toward the wee hours. They rage” at the Bonaventurc Hotel all night. Many people rent rooms and the party continues after the music ends at 1:30 a.m. During the evening, and after the pictures have been taken, some guys get casual and put on shorts with their tux jackets, while the women kick of their shoes and wear their man's bow tic. The Moonlight Harvest dance is always a big success which some can't wait for every year. It is consistently sold out and is a great opportunity to be social with friends, to dazzle ’em in your party clothes, and to create memories. Lolo Saldano and Michele Banona arrived to and trom Moonlight by llmo. Monica Wagner and Louise Brancato enjoy the evening.

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oonlight Harvest By Susie Koziol Scaver students dress up in their most formal attire- sharp black tuxes and fun. colorful taffeta dresses. Limousines arrive on Pcpperdinc's Seavcr Campus and park in front of many of the dorms. The mid-winter dance of the trimester is about to begin. It’s called Moonlight Harvest, put on by the Delta Tau Omega sorority. -REFLECTIONS The Bonaventure Saturday Evening October 24th 7:00 pm 1987 26 Activities

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atalina Dance By Vicky Ashley Pcpperdine's Sludcnt Government Association (SGA) tried something different this year. SGA held the spring formal on Catalina Island, instead of at the traditional site -- the Queen Mary. The location switch of the annual event was an attempt to do something new. We're trying to come out with a big bang, to start a new tradition in 1988, says Kim Sauer, SGA Activities Committee chairman. Another reason for the move was the raising of prices by the Queen Mary. The Queen Mary figured that since they had been doing the dance in the past, explains Kyle Moore, freshman class president, that they would do it this year too. So they jacked up the prices, and we went to Catalina instead. The dance was held in Catalina's Casino, a big Greck-style building with many levels. The top floor site enabled students to capture the breathtaking view of the starry sky with the moon's light and the lights of passing ships reflecting upon the ocean. The clear February night allowed for miles of visibility. Inside the casino. Pcpperdine students were living it up. There was a buffet-style dinner and non-alcoholic drinks, both of which were included in the $60-pcr-couplc price. Students danced the night away on the spacious dance floor. The mens' formal wear ranged from the traditional black tuxedo to pastel ones. Long extravagant gowns to simple, conservative dresses were the choices for the women. The soft pink lighting in the background complemented the students’ fabulous appearances and added a magical touch. I think the dance was a success, says Moore. We sold 211 tickets out of the 290 that were available. Everyone that I've talked to had a great time. However, feelings were mixed about traveling to Catalina after an hour's drive from Malibu, a two-hour boat ride from the Long Beach Harbor, and then repeated for the trip home. One student who attended the dance said that some people did not like the boat ride because it was long and cold and some people were even getting seasick. Most people didn't mind too much, but if there was one thing that I had to say about the dance that people didn't like, it was the boat ride. Still, the decision to move the dance to Catalina proved to be a good one for most of the students who attended, even though SGA ended up losing money. The cost of the dance was $24,303 while the total revenue and budgeted allotment for the dance amounted to $20,901. According to SGA. the loss can be made up through the success of other events. Overall, both SGA and the students were happy with the evening. Catalina Cruises carried Pcpperdine students to and trom the island. CATALINA CRUISES 28 Activities