UNSEEN: UST ChES Holds Grand Acquaintance Party 2015

news by Jardine Bonifacio

The UST Chemical Engineering Society (UST-ChES) held its annual acquaintance party last October 29, 2015 at Elements at Centris in Quezon City—an anticipated event, with the theme, “Blacklight Party”, where students were asked to wear something that will glow under the UV light.

Despite the heavy traffic jam in the metropolis, the students were still able to attend the party, which began at 6 o’clock in the evening. The program was graced by an invocation led by Carlaine Cruzado and JP Tagapan, followed by the national anthem and to officially start the event, all students warmly welcomed Carla Rae Evaristo, the Senior Internal Vice President of UST-ChES, proudly announced in her opening remarks that this year’s grand acquaintance (GA) party had left a mark in UST ChE’s history for having all the tickets sold out and was even asked to produce more. The party had been even more entertaining with the presence of the ChE Department professors; some were even up for song and dance numbers which made the whole ChE crowd in the mood for more.

Members of the ChE Faculty having fun with the ChE Students’ Grand Acquaintance Party

Photo Credits: Carl Rosales (UST-ChES Memdoc)

The party never went dull with the presence of the two jubilant hosts, Jerrod Rivera and Aldjon Yap, who helped the organizers bring life to the activities prepared for the students. There were three activities prepared for everyone: the Lights Camera Act Song, Categorical Order and Sing-A-Zoo, which kept everyone active before the buffet table were opened for dinner.

Before dinner, the first intermission number of the night was performed by the ChE Chorale members, Carlaine Cruzado, Jericho Zacarias and Jaymarie Aera Baquiran. For a better ambience while having dinner, 6 song numbers were prepared by some ChE students, namely, Ervin Jayag and Pauline Losaria with John Raphael Manuel playing the guitar; Nickole Codico with Ariane Shayne Arenas playing the piano; Jay Russell Avendaῆo, who made the crowd go wild with his rendition of Night Changes; Aliquot, a band consisting of 4 members: Judge Bradley Chua, Ronald Ryan Noriega, Vincent Clark Padrigon and Anthea Bettina Fresnoza; the Jacket Club and lastly, the Baltimore, where Harvey Lechago and Mark Jed Dela Cruz and Patrick Dela Cruz are its members. Thereafter, Engr. Emile Punzalan, the department chair, together with the Jacket Club, had prepared a piece entitled “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5 that made the audience sang along with him.

Engr. Mark Emile Punzalan, ChE Department Chair, with some ChE students, performing Maroon 5's "She will be loved"

Photo credits: Jobie Tuscano  (UST-ChES Memdoc)

The dinner was followed by the pageant kick-off that had been divided into two parts, particularly the lights-off ramp and the introduction of candidates. All sections and year levels cheered for their different bets for the upcoming ChE Pageant 2016.

Before the shindig had started, everyone was simply surprised for the outstanding performance showcased by the ChE Dance Crew, which turned all the students to groove on the dance floor as the beat dropped signalling that the party had already begun. The rave, which started around 9:30 in the evening, ended at 12 midnight. The ChE students all conveyed the same message about their acquaintance party—it was indeed an amazing night to remember.

The UST-ChES Quality Assurance Committee served as the main facilitator of this year's grand acquaintance party.