The sophomores in the School of Architecture will provide an alternate event for partiers left out in the cold this weekend by the alcohol ban at Greek Life events.

This Saturday from 9 p.m. to midnight, students will once again get dressed up and swarm the parking lot in front of Givens Hall to party at Bauhaus, the architecture sophomores’ annual Halloween extravaganza.

Students and faculty alike have noted that Bauhaus will probably be well-attended this year because of the alcohol ban.

According to sophomore architecture student John Hilmes, it will serve as the “last bastion of debauchery” this semester.

“It may be the focal event of the weekend,” said Julie Thornton, director of student activities. “[Students know] that the Row won’t be having parties.”

However, Thornton also noted that Bauhaus is “not the one remaining event with alcohol,” pointing out other campus events like Happy Hour and Vertigo.

Anisa Baldwin Metzger, the president of Architecture Student Council, said there will not be an “excessive amount” of alcohol at the party. She said the number of kegs the group orders equals out to about one beer for each student over 21 years of age.

“There was never a discussion on cutting back on the amount of alcohol, but making sure that underage drinking doesn’t occur has always been part of the discussion,” said Baldwin Metzger.

Little has changed since last year’s event, which the students are saying happens to be a good thing.

“I think that the main point of the party is that it’s a Halloween party. There are costumes. It’s a unique party on campus,” said Baldwin Metzger. “I think that the alcohol draws upperclassman to the party as a social aspect. It’s something to keep them coming.”

Like last year, kegs of beer will be served to students over 21 with a B&D bracelet. All students who want to go to the party will need tickets, which are available for free to University students and are being distributed in both Mallinckrodt and Wohl Centers.

Beyond the party, architecture sophomores have found a new way this year to bring community members into the celebration. In addition to the students who will be sipping from cups of free Schlafly beer, this year’s Bauhaus will be catering to a different age group: kids aged 4-12 will be welcomed into the tent from 5:30-7 p.m. to carve and paint pumpkins before the party.

“We added a couple events to make this a little friendlier party,” said Baldwin Metzger. “We have a neighborhood trick-or-treating event beforehand.”

But for students, the real focus remains the nighttime bash. With the two-month moratorium on drinking at Greek events, the architecture school will be “picking up the slack for Greek Life,” said Hilmes.

Beyond the excitement stirred by an on-campus event that actually serves alcohol, Bauhaus is exciting students in its own right. Anticipation has been brewing all year.

“Greek Life or not, I’ve had my costume picked out for weeks,” said sophomore Emmy Vallandingham.

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