The Delta Zeta soror­ity will host the 10^th annual The Perfect Party event on April 27 to edu­cate stu­dents on the dan­gers of alco­hol and how to party safely.

The free event, planned by Delta Zeta mem­ber and FSU adver­tis­ing major Susan Varner, will be an alcohol-free party with food, bev­er­ages, and prizes to be won. The Perfect Party will also have a pin the tail on the don­key com­pe­ti­tion in which par­tic­i­pants will wear beer gog­gles pro­vided by the Ferris Department of Safety (DPS).

The Perfect Party aims at show­ing stu­dents they can have fun at par­ties with­out hav­ing alco­hol involved.

“So many stu­dents are caught up in par­ty­ing these days that we want them to take a day off and have fun with­out alco­hol,” said Varner. “There are many things peo­ple can do to have fun with­out drink­ing and to be able to edu­cate them about it is exciting.”

The first The Perfect Party event in 2000 had a rocky begin­ning; now, how­ever, the soror­ity con­tin­ues putting on the event because they have fun doing it.

“We were actu­ally required to do this event in 2000 as pun­ish­ment; how­ever, we have con­tin­ued to do it ever since sim­ply because we enjoy it,” said Varner. “It’s one of Delta Zeta’s biggest events of the year and we look for­ward to it.”

Ideas of the ideal party vary from stu­dent to stu­dent. Many stu­dents agree that an alcohol-free party can still be a blast if it has the right components.

Kate Post, fresh­man in the archi­tec­tural tech­nol­ogy pro­gram, and Heidi Kaltenthaler, fresh­man in the pre-nursing pro­gram, agree that there are four vital things needed to make a great party.

“The per­fect party def­i­nitely has to have good music, snacks, and refresh­ments,” said Kaltenthaler.

“And mem­bers of the oppo­site sex,” added Post.

Cody VanNorman, sopho­more in the pre-pharmacy pro­gram, said, “My per­fect party would include good music to dance to and girls.”

The Perfect Party will take place on April 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, located at 607 S. Michigan Avenue. For more information,contact Susan Varner at varners@ferris.edu. n