Socs Ball is over for another year and what an incredible occasion it was, as we descended upon the De Vere Beaumont Hotel on Saturday night to celebrate our wonderful societies and media outlets.
With more individuals and groups recognised than ever before, this truly was our biggest ever Socs celebration, and it was an absolute pleasure to be your hostess for the night!
I can't quite believe that it was my last ever Socs Ball, and it was amazing to be involved so heavily with the changes that were implemented this year, from the introduction of the Spotlight Award to the addition of walk-up music for our award winners.
I guess I now have to accept that my time at Royal Holloway is coming to an end. Believe me when I say that this isn't an easy thing to deal with. I have spent four of the best, most exciting, most difficult years of my life at this university. I can honestly say that the main thing that has kept me going, through the good and the bad, has been my involvement with societies, and I'm so proud to have had the absolute honour of working with you all for the past year.
Each and every one of you have inspired me in so many ways, and I have constantly been blown away by your creativity, empathy, sensitivity and professionalism. I truly hope that you are all able to look back on your involvement with societies or media outlets in the same positive way that I can.
I promised I wouldn't cry and I (just about) stayed true to my word. Congratulations to all our winners, who are listed below, and thank you all so much for an incredible year.
Look out for the photos which will be going up on Facebook very soon. Until then, enjoy this one of me celebrating an awesome night!
Socs Ball 2019 Roll Of Honour - Group Awards
RAG Award - Islamic Society
Community Shield - Investment & Finance
Best Event - Insanity Radio 103.2FM (Gold), Photography & Hiking (Silver), rhubarbTV (Bronze)
Sarah Parker Remond Inclusion and Accessibility Award - Humans vs Zombies
Most Improved Society - Photography
Vice President's Cup - Eshan Puri & Joshua Barker (Winners), Sophia Bolton (Runner Up), Rory Ford (Runner Up)
Spotlight Award - Classics (Gold), Climate Action (Silver), African-Caribbean (Bronze)
Society of the Year - Humans vs Zombies (Gold), Dance (Silver), Orbital Magazine (Bronze)
Socs Ball 2019 Roll Of Honour - Individual Awards
Freshmen of the Year
Yuji Aoyama – Humans vs Zombies
Eleanor Ball – Shakespeare
Becca Bashford – Orbital Magazine
Bonnie Bow-Thompson – Ballroom & Latin Dancesport
Megi Braholli – Computing
Max Harrison – Ballroom & Latin Dancesport
Ethan Laurent – Absolute Harmony
Jessica Lee – Dance
Danai Mallidou – Pole Fitness
Alicia O'Neill – Drama
Yohan Pathikirikorale – Insanity Radio 103.2FM
Anna Robinson – Drama
Sara Schöchli – rhubarbTV
Alex Shaw – Christian Union
Lucy Wilson – Musical Theatre
Society Crest
Madeline Biggs – Savoy Opera
Kessle Boldeau – African-Caribbean
Sophia Bolton - Conservation Animal Volunteering & Dance
Jenny Collins – Savoy Opera
Ellie Cozens – Drama
Rory Ford – Humans vs Zombies & Games
Lily Grainger – Shakespeare
Aled Horner – Humans vs Zombies
Charlton Jenkins – Feminism
Meg Lenehan – Ballroom & Latin Dancesport
Ellie Lusher – Absolute Harmony
Marshea Makosa – Comedy
Elizabeth Matie – Dance
Sally Morritt – Politics & International Relations
Mara Pem Munoz – Fashion
Amit Natan – Pole Fitness
Cecilia Neil-Smith – Writing
Callum Pardoe – Drama
Ashley Parry – Dance
Matthew Phillips – Photography
Dominique Reid – Drama
Flossie Roberts – Humans vs Zombies
Mannie Sapra – Insanity Radio 103.2FM
Naomi Sherwood – Christian Union
Noelle Spillman – Insanity Radio 103.2FM
Flynn Sturgeon – Musical Theatre
Michele Theil – Orbital Magazine
Samantha Thompson-Spence – Savoy Opera
Connor Wood – Musical Theatre
Daniel Woods – Humans vs Zombies
Holly Hughes // Vice President Societies & Media