Hello, i am in grade 12 and want to go to uoft next year and I’m wondering what formal events there are at st george campus? like dances, galas, stuff like that. Thank you!
heyyo,
ooo it’s not everyday that someone asks about the more social side of uoft. unless of course it’s to ask if we’re really all lonely here.
i had to do quite a bit of digging for this one and i discovered that there are SO MANY formal events that happen on campus. like i knew of some of them but WOW there’s a lot.
to start, most of the colleges have their own events (if you don’t know what a college is at uoft, there’s more info here, but basically for arts and science students it’s your social/administrative hub on campus and where you’d usually live if you’re in res first year).
personally aska has only been to uc’s fireball, which happens in january-february and is themed (this year it’s alice in wonderland!). and yes, they do play fireball by pitbull.
but i know people in trin, vic, and st mikes who’ve mentioned college formals before. i found some info that trin apparently has two events called the conversat and saint’s ball, and i know one of them ran last year but i can’t find any more details :/ oh, and importantly, i’m pretty sure any uoft student can attend any college dances, although if you’re a student at that college you may get a discounted price or priority access to tickets. engineers also have their own thing (as per usual) with their formal dinner dances.
during orientation there’s formals too usually. uc and woodsworth did one this year I believe, and trin/vic/st mikes colleges have done joint formals the past few years. i know they did it at the rom one year. like, you can dance with dinosaurs. where else can you do that?
student associations also run formal events, there’s way too many for your humble aska to research ALL of them but i literally just saw an ad for a formal run by the tamil students’ association (and i know a lot of other cultural student groups put on formals!). your programs could also put on some events as well, which might also include more academic award nights or receptions.
so the world of dances and formals is BIG at uoft, and you just kinda gotta know where to look. my advice is to start following the social media pages of the colleges (and your college’s orientation when it’s created) during the summer, and then also the pages for programs or clubs you might be interested in joining (you can see a list here) (which you should probably do anyways).
hope this helps!!
cheers,
aska