Student Dances
I was on the Student Council for 1952-53 (a long time ago). We had a similar problem as you are appearantly now having with small attendance at student dances. We charged about $2.00 per couple and were luckey to get 100 students at a dance. When we opened the “new” Union Building in December 1952, we gambled and brought in one of the top dance bands in the country at the cost of approx. $2500 which was about 20 times what we had been paying for SLC bands. We filled the ballroom and actually made a small profit. We followed up with at least 6 more major dances with the top dance bands in the country and each was a big success. I do not have any idea if such an approach would work today but it might be worth trying.
Jerald (Jerry) Christiansen B.S 1953, M.S. 1954Life member of the Alumni Association and Old Main Society408-528-1801