Students can enjoy a week of free events, food and prizes beginning Saturday, as members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and more than 85 student organizations will participate in the 12th annual All Campus Party.
Hosted by the WAA and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, the festivities make up the largest “alcohol-alternative” celebration on campus.
The party will feature five main events including Breakfast with Bucky, All-Campus Idol, Wear Red Get Fed and a scavenger hunt race called Bucky’s Urban Odyssey. Other events range from film screenings to Battle of the Bands, most of which take place at Engineering and East Campus Mall.
The event began 12 years ago when student John Jung decided he wanted to switch students’ focus from drinking events. This idea motivated him to lead a team from WASB to host a party that engages students without alcohol.
In 2006, Jung died from a drug overdose, further emphasizing the need for the substance-free event. The John W. Jung Memorial was created in his remembrance to recognize student achievements and help those with drug addictions.
