Will you join us?
We are currently seeking new members for the
following committees:
- Am Abend
- Austria Week
- Fundraising
- Honored Guests
- Treasurer
This is a great
opportunity to get involved in the inner workings of the Viennese Ball.
In addition to hands-on experience organizing one of the largest events
on campus, committee members receive free tickets to the Ball
and are honored at the Committee Salute during the Ball. Whether you
have graphic design experience, marketing experience, dance experience,
management experience, or are just plain enthusiastic, we invite you to
come find out more!
If you are interested in joining the Viennese
Ball Committee, please contact our
Chair!
The Viennese Ball Committee is a completely
student-run organization,
composed of a small army of enthusiastic students and alumni, each of
whom serves on one or more of the committees listed below. Here, we'd
like to recognize all of the volunteers that work for months to put
together one of Stanford's largest and most prestigious annual events.
Without them, the Viennese Ball would not be possible.
Chairs: Munika Lay and
Robert Bonkowski
The Steering Committee
comprises
the chairs of each of the committees and is headed by the chairs of the
Viennese Ball. The chairs of the Ball for 2009 are Munika Lay and
Robert Bonkowski.
Chair: John Laxson
Am Abend organizes the
night of the ball
itself, selects performers, arranges for catering, and creates the
schedule for the day of the ball. During the ball itself, members
assist with coordination of the different groups and generally make
sure everything runs smoothly.
Chair: Tuong Phan
Austria Week plans a
teaser ball, dance
lessons, and Austrian cultural events over the course of the two weeks
before Viennese Ball. The committee also helps to publicize the ball by
organizing dorm dance lessons in the fall.
Chairs: Katrina Li and
Ning Wang
Fundraising sells ad
space in Viennese
Ball publications to local companies in exchange for donations of
money, prizes, flowers, tuxedo rentals, etc.
Chair: Emily Hsi
Honored Guests invites
and corresponds
with Honored Guests prior to the ball, runs the reception, and directs
the grand march during the Opening Ceremony.
Chairs: Elyse Hope and
Jason Anderson
The Opening Committee
performs the
opening dances at the Viennese Ball. The eighteen couples performing
these
dances are chosen from the most skilled dancers at Stanford and
practice the choreographies for several months. Following
tradition, this year's choreographies are a Strauss polka
and Strauss waltz.
The ladies of the 2009 Opening Committee are: Carrie Cai, Diane
Hernandez,
Elizabeth Joyce, Elyse Hope, Emily Campbell, Jackie Pham, Jenny
Wolochow, Katherine Hoffman, Katie Turner, Keeley Boehmer, Kristen
Bautista, Laura Brignone, Liz Reuman, Munika Lay, Olivia Prevost,
Rosemary Ehlers, Selene So, and Visrin Vichit-Vadakan.
The gentlemen of the 2009 Opening Committee are: Abraham Chiang, Alex
Bullitt, Allen Cheung, Brendan Wells, Dan Lopez, Jason Anderson, Jason
Fang, Jeffrey Spehar, Jerry Yu, John Poon, Marcial Hernandez, Mark
Marzoña, Max Libbrecht, Mike Kodiak, Nick Chin, Preston Chui,
Ross Bayer, and Sameh Zakhary.
Chair: Rachel Liaw and
Karen Law
Publicity is responsible
for the Viennese
Ball website, printed materials (programs, preprograms), mementos
(shirts, wineglasses), ticket sales, and other forms of publicity.
Chair: Brendan Wells
The Treasurer is
responsible for all
fiscal matters pertaining to the Ball, including dealings with the
ASSU,
construction of budgets, and coordination of various funding sources.
