HYY's 151st Anniversary | HYY
HYY's 151st Anniversary
HYY151 B-Day Party
The HYY151 Anniversary culminates in a birthday party in the Old Student House on 23 November 2019! Come and celebrate cross-disciplinary communality with your friends in a unique party that is sure to have a great atmosphere!
The atmosphere of the 20s will fill the Old Student House when the HYY151 birthday party kicks off! There will be amazing music, a lot going on and an old-time festive atmosphere from 11 pm to 4 am.
The main act entertaining the festive crowd is the superb Anssi Kela, while DJ Ottopetteri will ensure that the dance floor remains full of people until dawn.
Dress code: 1920s, tailcoat, suit jacket, little black dress or just modern jeans and t-shirt. Being there is more important than what you wear!
Tickets: €10 + cloakroom service fee. The ticket price includes a gorgeous overall badge!
In addition to this, a limited number of 10-ticket packages will be made available for the price of 80 euros (+ cloakroom service fees). These are especially well suited for organisations and groups of friends who want to join the party with a larger group!
Ticket sales for the afterparty begin at noon on Wednesday 23 October. Buy tickets from the link below!
The event is open to all HYY’s members. Those who have signed up for the Anniversary do not need to buy a separate ticket to the afterparty.
HYY151 Anniversary
Our Anniversary is organised in the Old Student House on Saturday 23 November. The celebration includes a three-course dinner with drinks, awesome activities and solemn speeches. The event begins at 3.30 pm with a cocktail event, while the dinner party itself begins at 6.00 pm.
The Anniversary is the biggest and most prestigious annual celebration of the Student Union. It is held in the form of an academic dinner party and includes a three-course meal with drinks, speeches, music, academic dances and time-honoured traditions.
Invitations will be sent on week 41.
Dinner card sales in Lyyti begin at noon on 14 October.Dinner card will be paid during the registration. Sign-up is binding.
Price of the dinner card: €90 for HYY’s members and €105 for others.
A ticket to the birthday party is included in the price of the dinner card.
Dress code
Dinner party: Formal dress, academic medals and honours.
Event principles for the Anniversary
HYY’s event principles are in effect at the Anniversary and birthday party. We want everyone to be able to participate in the Anniversary as they are and feel safe while having fun. By signing up to the Anniversary weekend’s events, you are pledging to follow HYY’s event principles and are taking part in creating a good party atmosphere for everyone.
HYY’s event principles
- Care about the people around you. Care about how they are doing, how they feel and how your words and actions affect them.
- HYY’s events have zero tolerance for all kinds of harassment, racism, bullying and discrimination.
- Respect other people’s physical and mental integrity. No means no; do not harass anyone verbally, by touching them or by staring at them.
- If you see or experience inappropriate behaviour, you have the right to take action against it or report the incident to the persons in charge of safety at the event. If you wish, you may also contact HYY’s harassment contact persons after the event.
- Contribute to a positive atmosphere with your own actions.
Cocktail event and greetings
The reception of greetings begins at the café in the Old Student House at 3.30 pm. The order of the greetings will be scheduled and people informed about this when we know the number of parties presenting a greeting.
Everyone participating in the Anniversary is welcome to attend the cocktail event. Between the greetings, you can enjoy bubbly drinks and get into the festive spirit together with the other guests.
Accessibility
The Old Student House is partially not accessible. Accessible entrance to the building is from Ylioppilasaukio. The premises on the first floor are accessible, and the cloakroom for the Anniversary is on the first floor. The festive premises have one accessible, gender-neutral toilet. If you have any questions or requests related to the accessibility of the premises, please contact us!
Apply to join the HYY151 Anniversary team!
The Anniversary would not be possible without an amazing Anniversary team, and we are now looking for members for that team. There are numerous different duties available from handling the social media to acting as a herald, and we are thus looking for multiskilled people to realise different parts of the celebration. We are looking for motivated people with initiative and, first and foremost, enthusiasm. When applying for the position, previous experience of event organisation through, for instance, organisational activities, work or hobbies, is considered an advantage.
As a member of the team, you will get to be a part of the events of the Anniversary weekend for free, get experience of event production and, of course, work in a great group of people. The entire team will be rewarded with an appreciation evening after the Anniversary!
Contact
If you have any questions related to the Anniversary or birthday party, do not hesitate to contact the anniversary masters.
A very warm welcome once again!
Anniversary regards,
Arttu Mäkinen, Susanna Ranta and Hanna Yletyinen
Anniversary masters
Student Union of the University of Helsinki
(firstname.lastname@hyy.fi or vuosijuhla@hyy.fi)
