Barrister’s Ball or, as we like to call it, Law Prom!

This past Saturday evening was the annual Barrister’s Ball – or, as we like to call it, Law Prom!  This event is hosted by the Student Bar Association (SBA), a student run organization at Loyola.  SBA organizes social and charitable activities that encourage perspective and balance in the typical busy lives of Loyola law students.  SBA serves as a liaison between students and faculty to address different questions and concerns the student body may have.  As a 1L, you will have the opportunity to apply to be a class representative for your section.  Two representatives are elected by classmates to represent each section and be the voice in SBA for your fellow 1Ls.

1Ls Michael Trajkovich, Robert Seer, David Shaneen, Kevin Schield, Louis Gomes, Kelly Kearney, Teresa Dettloff, Kyla Miller, & Jill Molz

1Ls Michael Trajkovich, Robert Seer, David Shaneen, Kevin Schield, Louis Gomes, Kelly Kearney, Teresa Dettloff, Kyla Miller, & Jill Molz

This year’s Barrister’s Ball was held at the Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center.  The general consensus was that the SBA did an excellent job putting together this event – the venue was beautiful, the DJ was great, and between two open bars and a wonderful display of food and desserts (plus a constant stream of passed appetizers!), all attendees had a fantastic time.

1Ls Heather Nelson, Teresa Dettloff, Caitlin Christy (Guest), Kelly Kearney, & Kyla Miller

1Ls Heather Nelson, Teresa Dettloff, Caitlin Christy (Guest), Kelly Kearney, & Kyla Miller

The event started at 7:00 pm and went until 11:00 pm.  Everything appeared to have been planned perfectly – there was a coat and bag check as soon as we came in, and a sign guiding us up a beautiful staircase where we could get a professional photo taken before walking into the hall.  To check out all of the professional photos, click here!

One of the professional photos of the 1L SBA reps for Section 3 (Arielle Berens and Katie Burnett)

One of the professional photos of the 1L SBA reps for Section 3 (Arielle Berens and Katie Burnett)

Like I said before, there were passed appetizers throughout most of the night, along with two full open bars at either end of the hall.  There were also multiple tables where you could choose between putting together a full entre-type meal, or getting smaller items such as vegetable kabobs and chicken skewers.  Later in the night a full array of desserts appeared.  Everything I tried was delicious!  Needless to say, I think we all felt quite “wined and dined” for the evening.

1Ls Kara Smith, Julia Alberts, & Kelly Kearney

1Ls Kara Smith, Julia Alberts, & Kelly Kearney

1Ls Michael Trajkovich and David Shaneen

1Ls Michael Trajkovich and David Shaneen

My friends and I had a lot of fun together – it was definitely an event worth attending.  Many thanks to the SBA for their hard work in putting together such a great evening!

If you have any questions or comments for SBA, please feel free to email student-bar@luc.edu.

Kelly Kearney is a 1L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.  She is blogging about the journey of her first year of law school. To search all posts written by her click here or search the Kelly K category on the right hand side. Questions for Kelly? Email law-admissions@luc.edu with the subject “Ask Kelly” and she will make sure to answer them.

 

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