2012 PILS Auction – An Event You Don’t Want to Miss!

By Mike Hohenadel

Do you want to play a round of golf with Dean Faught? Maybe you want to stay in a swanky hotel after Barrister’s Ball?  Or is dinner and dancing (wild, Hangge Uppe-dancing) with a professor or Dean Kaufman more your speed? There’s only one opportunity for you to get all of these things and more: the PILS Auction on Thursday, February 16!

I know, it feels a bit early to start making plans for February, but if there is one event that you should plan ahead for, this is it. It’s the only time you can have a fully catered event – with an open bar – while you hang out with a bunch of professors, alumni and classmates. Family and friends are welcome and, of course, everyone gets the chance to bid on the aforementioned items.

The best part about all of this is that your ticket and your purchases will be going to fund stipends for public interest internships. So, not only will your purchase get you brunch specials, all that money will go towards rent for a fellow Loyola student who spends their summer representing Chicago’s most needy.

As if that weren’t enough, this year’s Auction is going to be featuring artwork from Chicago’s up and coming artists. In between bidding on restaurant deals and making small talk with your favorite teacher, you can take in examples of the paintings, photos and sculptures which will soon be decorating our city’s hippest art galleries.

Mark your calendars, hit up your rich neighbor to donate an iPad, and prepare for what will most definitely be your favorite school event of the school year.  Just don’t outbid me on the golf.