SPC is trying to maintain that tradition by being proactive. The stigma surrounding the Ball is simply too great and the anonymity that is supported by Halloween only adds to the idea that students must drink insane amounts of alcohol to get ready for the Ball. By switching Dooley's Week with Homecoming Week, SPC will be jumpstarting the tradition of Homecoming at Emory and offering new options to Emory students. We plan not to limit student enjoyment but offer them more entertainment throughout the course of the year, giving the students time to calm down and enjoy two major balls during the year. Dooley's Ball cannot survive as it is.
Drastic changes have to be made to make it a safer event for students.
Most members of SPC themselves love the Ball as it is but we have too much to worry about to keep it as it is. Right now we are playing a deadly game of chance by constantly sending students to the hospital with severe alcohol poisoning. Instead of waiting for something horrible to happen we are trying to create a new set of traditions for this school. We ask simply that students do their best to respect themselves and their fellow students.