Social
Events
Every semester the Golden Eagle Battalion
hosts a formal social event designed to build comraderie and espirit-de-corps
among the cadets. Not only are these events a lot of fun,
but they are an excellent training event for cadets to learn the
protocol of formal social events in the military.
Dining In 2007
On November 18, 2007, Marquette Army ROTC hosted the annual Dining-In at the Alumni Memorial Union.
Dining-In serves as a formal military function for cadets and cadre members in order to familiarize themselves with customs and courtesies in a formal setting, but mainly to entertain the battalion.
One cadet is chosen as Mr. Vice, this year Cadet Andrew DeStefano (MSIII), and plays the job of emcee for the evening, telling jokes and making games and competitions between cadets. If a cadet does not do as Mr. Vice says, they are sent to the grog, or a liquid concoction made up mostly of sweets.
This year, the Golden Eagle Battalion was happy to welcome Lieutenant Colonel Cynthia Clark (Retired) as the guest speaker. LTC Clark spoke on the importance of becoming an Army officer and gave some basic Army lessons to the cadets.
The remainder of the evening is spent watching skits that each MS class has put together (either filmed or live).
Military Ball 2008
The Marquette Army
Reserve Officers' Training Corps host their annual Military Ball on April 18, 2008 at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. Attendance was the highest ever this year, with 315 cadets, parents and guests in the ballroom.
This year, the Golden Eagle Battalion was very honored to welcome not only 9th Brigade Commander Colonel Coates, but also Congressman John Kline from Minnesota and his wife Vicky Kline as guest speakers for the evening.
The Military Ball serves as another training event for cadets
to experience a formal military dining function, but also as a
fun-filled night of comraderie and socializing.
The event is attended not only by the Golden Eagle Battalion,
also present are the dates of each cadet and cadre, the parents of
graduating Seniors, selected University faculty, and a Guest Speaker.
The evening starts out with a Cocktail Hour where cadets are able
to socialize with all the guests in a lounge adjoining the Dining
Hall, an open bar is available to guests who are of age.
After Cocktail Hour all guests proceed through a receiving line
where they are presented to the Senior cadre, the Cadet Battalion
Commander, and the Guest Speaker.
The evening begins with an invocation and toasts, along with speeches
from the Cadet Battalion Commander and the Professor of Military
Science, and is followed by dinner.
After the formal portion of the evening is over, a sabre arch
is done for the graduating Seniors. The Senior cadets and
their dates walk under a Color Guard Saber Arch as a final send-off. The rest of the evening is marked by entertainment and dancing.
