Dis-O 2012

Strong Section A showing at Dis-O pool party

Saturday, June 9 - Monday, June 11

As mentioned in the last post, Dis-O (short for Dis-Orientation) is the annual final MBA party weekend before graduation day, and bookends Orientation, which started our MBA experience.  Most of the class of 370 graduating students had signed up for the package, which included two night stay at the Palms Resort and Casino, a club night at Haze, a Palms pool party, and a "white party" in a Fantasy Suite at the Palms.

Josephine Bruin made the trip to Vegas too

I was a little disappointed with our lodging, since the Palms is pretty far off the strip and isolated from the rest of Vegas.  The rooms and casino were nice, but they didn't seem to have any unique charm and were nothing special.  It was tough to get better accommodations, though, because the weekends was the same as the EDC festival (which brought in 200k attendees) and the Pacquiao-Bradley boxing match, hosted at MGM Resort on the strip.

Our first organized event actually was on the strip - a club night hosted by T-Paine at Haze in Aria.  I'm not a club person, but it also happened to be my birthday, so a constant supply of birthday drinks kept the evening entertaining.

If clubs are my least favorite aspect of Vegas, then my favorite has always been the pool parties, and this trip was no exception.  Our weekend package included entrance to the Palms Pool, multiple reserved cabanas, and unlimited beer, champagne, and juice.  With temperatures in the mid 90s and an ample supply of mimosas to sip on, this was my favorite part of the trip.  I spent about five hours relaxing in the sun, before it was time to head inside to eat and get ready for the last organized event of the trip.

White Party in the Sky Villa Fantasy Suite

For clarification, "The White Party" was not Anderson's attempt to end diversity after preaching its importance for two years straight.  Rather, it was an event where the only dress code was to wear all white. This Anderson-only event was hosted at the stunning Sky Villa Fantasy Suite in the Palms Resort, and amongst a long list of amenities included an outdoor jacuzzi pool overlooking the Strip, a glass elevator, and multiple open bars. The rent on that penthouse typically goes for $15,000-$20,000 a night. We had the penthouse booked through the whole night, and many people stayed until the sun came up over the strip.  With an early flight in the morning and being the old, 29-year old man that I am now, I was long in bed by that time.

This was my third Vegas trip since September, so I'm a little Vegas-ed out, but this was definitely a fun, memorable trip.  It was great to be able to spend time outside of LA with the majority of my graduating class before everyone goes their separate ways in a few weeks, and was a worthy final celebration after two intense years of school.