Big Formal Hall Exchange Week – don’t be left out!
Dear Girton graduates,
the seats for the formal hall exchange with Magdalene are all taken by now, but there is good news: Between February 12 and February 17, we are going to have a diverse range of exchanges with other MCRs – please read the descriptions below. We encourage you to sign up for as many exchanges as you like. In case you want to sign up for more than one, however, please rank them in order of preference – we’ll try to accommodate as many different people as possible.
The sign-up period for all these exchanges ends on February 2. We’ll then send out a list of participants, and you’ll have time to provide payment until February 9.
The Caius Exchange (Monday 12th February): Small & Snug
The first exchange will be with Gonville & Caius MCR on Monday 12th February. The special thing about this one is that we will be seated with Caius graduates in the gallery of their dining hall. 18 people from Caius can attend, plus 18 from Girton – so the atmosphere of this one will be really cozy. We agreed with Caius that the groups for this exchange should be as “stable” as possible so people can actually get to know each other. In other words, if you decide to come to Caius formal hall, it would be great if you could also come to Girton’s formal hall on the 22nd – that’s when the Caius group will visit us in return.
(Price for formal hall at Caius: 10.80 pounds, corkage charge: 1 pound; begins at 6:45pm.)
The Queens’ Exchange (Thursday 15th February): Dinner & Good Music
As you may already know, Queens’ College will host a joint Open Mic Night on Thursday 15th February. As a special treat, Queens’ MCR is inviting us and St John’s MCR to dine with them before the performances start. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to meet graduates from other colleges and enjoy good music afterwards. In addition, you’ll be able to check out “Los Elementos”, the new band of Girton MCR Vice President Tom Baden. 
(Price for formal hall at Queens’: 7.05 pounds, begins at 7pm)
The Robinson Exchange (Saturday 17th February): St Valentine’s Dinner & Party
Robinson College – just a few yards down Grange Road from Wolfson Court – will be hosting a big St Valentine’s Dinner for about 200 people on Saturday 17th February. Seats at this dinner will be assigned randomly so that people from different colleges can meet and mingle. Plus, there will be a party right after formal hall – has there ever been a better way to celebrate St Valentine’s?
(Details are not yet available, but the price is estimated between 10 and 15 pounds. We encourage you to sign up already now.)
Looking forward to seeing you guys at all those exchanges,
Clemens
Girton MCR, External Ents Officer