Three UW-Madison student diversity organizations are collaborating to host Halloween Hybrid"" Saturday at the Cardinal Bar as an alternative to Freakfest.
The African Student Association, Indian Student Association and Wisconsin Black Student Union are joining forces to throw the event, which will focus on music and dancing.
According to Audrey Buchanan, media public relations chair'"" of the African Students Association, ""Halloween Hybrid"" will provide the kind of environment all students can enjoy without alcohol.
""Each organization individually throws events throughout the year having music and dance as the center of their events,"" Buchanan said. ""There have been a lot of positive responses to these events.""
The past success of the groups' individual events prompted them to collaborate this Halloween, creating an environment promoting a fun alternative to drinking at the downtown Freakfest celebration.
According to Shriya Kothur, president of the Indian Student Association, the organizations were aware of each other's success with multicultural events.
""As multicultural organizations we had heard a lot about each other and that each organization drew in a big crowd and did a lot of work with multicultural promotion and events,"" Kothur said.
UW-Madison's PACE program, whose goal of reducing the consequences of high-risk drinking on campus, is grateful for different sober events on Halloween.
""We know that not all students enjoy the Halloween weekend in the same way and it is important to have alternatives that students can choose to participate in and also a variety of choices,"" PACE Project Director Susan Crowley said.
Cover charge for the event will be $7 from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and $10 after.
Tiffany Jones, administrative chair of African Student Association, said the event will familiarize the multicultural groups with one another and act as a stepping-stone for future collaborations.
""Independently each organization is strong and we want to extend our resources to each other to help each other,"" she said.
The Cardinal Bar is located at 418 E Wilson St.
