Bash to replace Green Key Ball this year, organizers say

Although last year's Green Key weekend featured the return of the time-honored Green Key Ball following a 40-year hiatus, this year's Green Key will see a scaling back of the event to a more casual dance, according to Green Key Society president Fernando Rodriguez-Villa '11. The "Green Key Bash," which will be held on Friday evening on the Gold Coast lawn, will serve as "an interlude" between other festivities throughout the weekend, Rodriguez-Villa said. "It will be an alternative for people who aren't into the traditional schedule, while [also] appealing to people who do enjoy traditional Green Key events, but might have fun in a relaxed music, food and conversation event," Rodriguez-Villa said. The event will feature a DJ as well as a capella performances and Stinson's barbeque, according to Kimberly Waters '11, Green Key Society special programming and events committee chair. Last year, the society had reinstated its traditional Green Key Ball that had previously been held each year from 1929 to 1967, according to former Green Key Society president Brendan McVeigh '10. "In recent years, the society's role in the weekend has deteriorated," McVeigh said.