PRIDE hosts 14th annual PRIDE prom

By Nicole Popovich, Transcript Correspondent

Ohio Wesleyan Universityā€™s Pride Week ends with the 14th annual PRIDE prom.

PRIDE prom is on Nov. 10, in Benes rooms B and C from 8:30-11:30 p.m. The event is free for everyone on campus, not just the members of PRIDE.

Free snacks and drinksĀ will be provided forĀ those in attendance.Ā 

ā€œI canā€™t wait to go to PRIDE prom to see what it is about and meet some of the members who are a part of the club,ā€ said sophomore Kami Stoflinsky. ā€œI have heard a lot about it.ā€

PRIDE prom is organized by the People Regarding Individual Diversity Everywhere (PRIDE) executive board each year, but the board is adding something different.

ā€œThis year we have invited our general members to help out with things like setting up, decorating and suggesting songs,ā€ said sophomore Capri Pappas.

PRIDEā€™s executive board consists of Pappas, president of PRIDE; sophomore Jasen Klingaman, vice president; sophomore Kait Aromy, PR chair; and sophomore Madison Vasel, treasurer.

ā€œWe currently have about 100 students on our mailing list, and each week, PRIDE sees anywhere between 25 and 30 recurring members,ā€ Klingaman said.

PRIDE prom has been hosted on campus every year since the club started in 2004, according to Aromy.

ā€œPRIDE prom isnā€™t the kind of prom that would have a theme like ā€˜under the seaā€™ or anything like that,ā€ Aromy said. ā€œItā€™s just about being true to yourself and having a good time.ā€

According to the description on PRIDEā€™s website, ā€œPRIDE is an organization dedicated to the fair treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual persons.ā€

PRIDE club is open to all students regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and gender.