University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

Page 21 text:

reshmen participate in a water alloon toss during Frosh-o. Babe mascot crowd surfs during a pep rally. photo coiirtc ol ni.inc Djv .s BP Babes play interhall Hag football against Badin. photo courtesy oi Di.vic Davh ' m m Breen-Phillips Hall, located in the heart of North Quad, is home to about two hundred girls who love the color pink and proudly call themselves the Babes. Girls covered in pink from head to toe, led by the lovable Babe mascot, loyally show off their dorm pride at every pep rally, where they can be heard cheering BP Babes are the best! The BP women participate in a variety of dorm and campus wide events, including the Bathrobe Breakfast and BP ' s signature Meal Auction event. The Babes are also very involved in service projects within the Notre Dame and South Bend communities. Breen-Phillips is known around campus because of its famous Beach Week which takes place in the spring. This fun- filled week includes events such as a cookout on North Quad, section decorating within the Breen-Phillips hallways, karoake nights, and a luau. story by Diane Davis edited Ijy Casey Carney home to the babes on campus breen-phillips hall breen-phillips 19

Page 20 text:

Breen-Phillips residents during the 2007-2008 school year. photo Ijy U.niil Prinn Breen-Phillips Babes celebrate the Beach Week luau photo courtesy of Diane Davis Babes decorate the dorm in preparation for Frosh-o. photo courtesy of Linssj Esmitia IS meal auction Breen-Phillips ' signature event is the meal auction, usually held towards the end of February in the Lafortune Ballroom. The meal auction, as the name implies, auctions off dinners with campus celebrities. These celebrities include people around campus such as professors, athlcnes, cle ins, and administrative figures. Students bid on which celebrity they are interested in having dinner with. Celebrities that were auctioned off last year included, Father Pcjorman, the Vice President of student affairs, Cieoff Pric e, men the gold sl.uid.ird from the cheerlcading squad, the former leprechaun, Kevin Braun, and members from the women ' s volleyball team. Breen-Phillips Hall funds the entire Meal Auction themselves which allows all prcxeeds from the event to go direcrtly to the St. Joseph ' s county Meals on Wheels Association. The Meals on Wheels Assoc iation delivers delicious and nutritious meals to low income familes ,ind homebound senior citizens. In previous years, the Meal Auction has raised over ' . ' )00 dollars to be donated. slorv by Diane Davis

Page 22 text:

Every Thursday, men and women flock from all corners of campus for one of the most highly attended weekly events on camjDus: Dillon ' s Milkshake Mass. While Mass was in session, Resident Assistants take turns preparing milkshakes in Father Doyle ' s kitchen. Once Mass gets out, all of its attendees rush to Father Doyle ' s room for a twelve-ounce milkshake, free of charge. While every dorm has daily mass, few manage to achieve the attendance level that Dillon does. The fame of this Mass even made it onto the backs milkshake Mass of t-shirts listing Things to do before you graduate. However, Dillon ' s milkshake incentive program is not simply a way to push up attendance, it is a way of bringing the dorm together after Mass to reflect and relax with friends and food. Students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary ' s and Holy Cross all find time to make their way to Dillon for a study break, and those who originally came looking for a free milkshake left with an unforgettable experience that keeps them coming back every week, story written and edited by Laura Seago Matt Larew prepares milkshakes for after Mass. photo hv Ljura Seago JJ Rees takes a tray of shakes to serve after milkshake Mass. photo by Laura Seago Crackhead surfs through the crowd at the Dillon Pep Rally. photo by Anya Henhberger 20 the gold slandard