Aloha 2019!

Posted on February 04, 2019

Hawaiian Party 2019 at Chewnz Pub and Grill was a huge success, with the drinks flowing and the dance floor full. Favourite OP beats managed to drown out the off-pitch vocal accompaniment from the students. In true OP fashion, we almost managed to sell out the whole bar.

This year, “Tropic Like It’s Hot” was the theme and even managed to become a hashtag in Hawaiian Party Facebook posts. OP never ceases to amaze me with the effort put forth to themed events, and the array of hula skirts and leis  was amazing to see. Hopefully, the number of leis that were littered all over the ground after closing was a positive correlation with how crazy the party was. Thanks to everyone for embracing the theme and making it your own!

The New V’s and BVN 1’s put in extra effort to impress the seniors, and certainly busted some moves on the dancefloor. We are sure that a lot of names have been forgotten in the haziness of the night. Hopefully, your headaches have all subsided by now.

Pre-sale tickets were a huge success, with most students choosing to pay beforehand to skip the long ticket line. Per OP tradition, waiting for the shuttles was chaotic, but all the students ended up safely at the venue and back home… eventually. I guess it’s all a part of the true Onderstepoort experience.

Although only one student this year found the time to bust out her hula dance to enter our competition, it was a huge win regardless. Congratulations again to Shira-Lee Samson for having the guts to hula dance in front of a full stadium while wearing a pink tutu. You cant win if you don’t enter!

I hope everyone enjoyed Hawaiian Party and it was a high note to start the academic year. We definitely saw how OP students “Tropic Like It’s Hot” and this event couldn’t have happened without all of you!

 

Lilianne Tran

- Author Lilianne Tran

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