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Author: The Crusader Staff Writer Laura Gonzalez

Belmont Abbey hosted their Spring Formal on March 24, 2023. The Spring Formal has been a fantastic event at the Abbey for over 15 years. Only in the spring will the Abbey have this formal, but it was put on pause due to covid in the 2020-2021 spring semesters. Luckily, Nate Bolton (Director of Student Activities) has brought it back to the Abbey, for a second year after covid has hit to give the students a night full of dancing and fun.

An interesting fact about the Spring Formal is that the location is never announced. The Spring Formal dance is always a mystery once you arrive at the site. This year the Spring Formal was held at Camelot Meadows. It was a beautiful location with a bamboo forest, a lake looking out into the sunset, and a barn with a huge dance floor. One hundred eighty-seven students and ten non-BAC guests. All those who attended enjoyed their night dancing to music or playing games outside.

There was no set theme for the Spring Formal. However, some key areas of the venue include a bamboo forest and sanctuary with market lights, a path leading to a lake, and the main venue building. There was a corn hole for those who wanted to take a break from the dance floor, refreshments, and delicious appetizers. The works are in motion for next year’s Spring Formal and all the fun to come.

This article was originally posted in the Spring 2023, Issue 3 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.

Author: The Crusader Staff Writer Andrea Antezana

Several full-time BAC students [were] inducted to the Gamma Iota Chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society at the Sacred Heart Chapel at BAC on April 19th. These students have completed 65 credit hours or more and have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average.

The Gamma Iota Chapter was established in 1959 to recognize academic achievement at BAC.

Once a member, one always remains a member and is connected to other students, Alumni, and faculty from numerous colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition.

As a member of the GI Chapter, one belongs to a group of individuals who embody Belmont Abbey’s core values of love, prayer, stability, conversation, obedience, discipline, humility, stewardship, hospitality, and community to the pursuit of knowledge and excellence.

Membership in DES opens the doors to a life-long subscription to the Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal, scholarships, awards, and writing contest prizes.

Being a member of the GI Chapter is a privilege. Therefore, members should always be mindful that not only are they representatives of BAC but also the GI Chapter by continuing to embody the values of service to others and the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.

Here at BAC, we strive for excellence in all we do, and the GI Chapter is one way of acknowledging excellence in students. Becoming a member of the GI Chapter is possible as long as one dedicates time to academics and serving others as Christ did.

If one meets the requirements for joining, look out for an email from Dr. Laura J. Campbell, the faculty member in charge of the GI Chapter, or contact her.

We congratulate this year’s inductees to the Gamma Iota Chapter at BAC.

This article was originally posted in the Spring 2023, Issue 3 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.