– There are two compulsory formal dinners in your uni life, matriculation dinner at the start and graduation dinner at the end. (Unless you go to Gonville and Caius where you have a certain number of slightly less formal formal dinners per term.) Different colleges offer formals at different rates, from every day to once a week. Most people probably go a few times a term at most.

– In the majority of colleges you have to wear a jacket and tie (for males) or equivalent (for females) as well as your gown.

– Some colleges offer tickets including wine (usually at a slightly higher price) and most others allow wine to be brought along. Drinking alcohol is never compulsory and water is also provided.

Reply 3743

Zacken

Original post by 11234

Are subject dinners college specific?

Think so, it seems to be more of a DoS thing than anything else. We haven't had any at King's but I know the DoSes at Homerton organise them every so often for Maths.

Reply 3744

11234

Original post by Saracen's Fez

pepsi?

Reply 3745

Zacken

Original post by 11234

pepsi?

There aren't soft drinks offered at all/most(?) colleges formals but at some colleges you can bring in drinks purchased at the college bar, including pepsi if you wish. (at least you can do so at King's)

Reply 3746

11234

Original post by Zacken

does anyone do it?

Reply 3747

alow

Original post by 11234

does anyone do it?

There is usually elderflower fizzy stuff on the tables at Homerton formals.

Reply 3748

11234

Original post by alow

There is usually elderflower fizzy stuff on the tables at Homerton formals.

urrgh...sounds horrible

Reply 3749

Doones

Original post by 11234

does anyone do it?

Does anyone bring in soft drinks? Why wouldn't they if they want to? There are many people who don't drink alcohol for religious or other reasons. It's no biggy.

PS. You can ask multiple questions in a single post :wink:

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Reply 3750

Saracen's Fez

Original post by 11234

pepsi?

I've never known it happen personally. I'm not sure how colleges would feel about it though personally as a teetotaller I would favour a more open policy on soft drinks coming into formals.

Reply 3751

username1865079

Original post by 11234

Are subject dinners college specific?

can be both.
Many departments organizw a formal or two (one of them usually Christmas one) a year for their students, too, though places are usually limited so not all the students can attend.

Reply 3752

zebrascarf

Original post by 11234

does anyone do it?

Yeah dw my friend bought in Shloer once and it was fine

Reply 3753

Zacken

Original post by Doonesbury

You can ask multiple questions in a single post :wink:

PRSOM

Reply 3754

alow

Original post by 11234

urrgh...sounds horrible

It's great.

Reply 3755

alow

Original post by Saracen's Fez

I've never known it happen personally. I'm not sure how colleges would feel about it though personally as a teetotaller I would favour a more open policy on soft drinks coming into formals.

I don't like wine and I've brought those little squeezy Robinsons squash things into formal before.

Reply 3756

username1865079

Original post by 11234

pepsi?

There're many who cannot/do not drink alcohol for various reasons, so nobody put pressure on you to drink it if you don't want to, and many colleges offer soft drinks at formal for them. What they serve depends on a college.