Written by Jessica Ardrey
College Church of Christ, LazerCade, Camp Wyldewood and Cone Chapel are all favorite spots for social clubs to hold functions. But one of these will no not be anymore.
The administration has decided that Cone Chapel will no longer be available for the use of social clubs for functions.
“There were some instances that took place that we just can’t let happen up there,” Administrative Assistant Claudette Bratcher said. “And I just hate it because I love for the students to use it … but some things just got out of hand.”
Evidently, the state in which Cone Chapel was left after particular functions was unacceptable, so the university made the decision to pull the plug.
However, clubs will be allowed to use the room for formals and banquets in connection with Aramark Classic Fare Catering, settings that are much more easily controlled.
Cone Chapel is still in constant demand, especially for weddings. Department dinners and various meetings also take place in the room, but they often must be scheduled around the weddings.
Couples scramble for the room, taking on any obstacles to use it. Bratcher recently booked Cone Chapel for a Sunday wedding, despite the fact that there can be no rehearsal (because of another wedding scheduled for the day before) and that they can’t get in to decorate until 1o’clock that afternoon.
Although Cone Chapel almost always has a full schedule, the absence of social clubs will leave a bit more extra space on the calendar; until formal season, that is. Until then, pack up your club mates and head over to LazerCade. Those function shirts will look better anyway.
