{"id":902,"date":"2026-04-07T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/?p=902"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:56:14","slug":"last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call-300x63.webp 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call-1024x213.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call-768x160.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear fellow Ravens,<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is just one day left to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/raven-society-banquet-2026-tickets-1975282096925?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing\">purchase your 2026 Banquet ticket<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to reconnect with fellow Ravens and celebrate this year\u2019s scholarship and award winners at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/raven-society-banquet-2026-tickets-1975282096925?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing\">2026 Raven Society Banquet<\/a>, held Thursday, April 16, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumhotelcharlottesville.com\/?&amp;utm_source=Google%20My%20Business&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=GMB&amp;utm_term=forum\">Forum Hotel<\/a>. This black-tie event will feature a cocktail hour (featuring live music from UVA\u2019s very own Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_D%27earth\">John D\u2019earth<\/a>), catered dinner, and an awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets are available until midnight on Tuesday, April 7, and will not be sold at the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/raven-society-banquet-2026-tickets-1975282096925?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing\">Secure Your Ticket<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Per the tradition of the banquet, guests are not permitted.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #232d4b\">Ticket Structure Guide<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Student Tickets: $45<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are a current student at the University of Virginia in any capacity (have a working student ID), this ticket is for you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-Student Tickets: $160<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone who does not fall into the above category should purchase this ticket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-Student Ticket + Student Ticket: $200<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>For non-students who want to attend while also generously covering the cost of a student ticket.<\/li>\n<li>If you do not have a specific student in mind, this free ticket will be allocated to students who express financial need through our waiver form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a specific student in mind, please send their name and email to Banquet Chair, Hannah Murray at <a href=\"mailto:ravensociety-banquet@virginia.edu\">ravensociety-banquet@virginia.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sponsored Student Ticket: $45<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are unable to attend the banquet but would like to generously cover the cost of a student\u2019s ticket, we encourage you to consider sponsoring a student. Free tickets will be allocated to students who express financial need through our waiver form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a specific student in mind, please send their name and email to Banquet Chair, Hannah Murray at <a href=\"mailto:ravensociety-banquet@virginia.edu\">ravensociety-banquet@virginia.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Table Reservation: $300<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>By purchasing this, in addition to your ticket, you will have reserved an entire table at the banquet (seats 10) under your name, and will have discretion over who is seated there. <strong>Table reservations do not include banquet tickets; all attendees will need to secure their tickets to the event separately.<\/strong> If you do not know who will be joining your table will be when registering, the Raven Council will follow up closer to the event to confirm their names and whether they\u2019ve secured tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Ravens, There is just one day left to purchase your 2026 Banquet ticket. We are excited to reconnect with fellow Ravens and celebrate this year\u2019s scholarship and award winners at the 2026 Raven Society Banquet, held Thursday, April 16, at the Forum Hotel. This black-tie event will feature a cocktail hour (featuring live [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upcoming-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet! - The Raven Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kiki McLaughlin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kiki McLaughlin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/56e4d4887754d111218b120270d4033e\"},\"headline\":\"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-07T18:56:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":376,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Upcoming Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/\",\"name\":\"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet! - The Raven Society\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-07T18:56:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":250},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/07\\\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Raven Society\",\"description\":\"The oldest and most prestigious honorary society at the University of Virginia\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Raven Society\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/cropped-history_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/files\\\/cropped-history_logo.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":131,\"caption\":\"The Raven Society\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/56e4d4887754d111218b120270d4033e\",\"name\":\"Kiki McLaughlin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kiki McLaughlin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/raven\\\/author\\\/mcm4ytx\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet! - The Raven Society","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kiki McLaughlin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/"},"author":{"name":"Kiki McLaughlin","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#\/schema\/person\/56e4d4887754d111218b120270d4033e"},"headline":"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet!","datePublished":"2026-04-07T18:56:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/"},"wordCount":376,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp","articleSection":["Upcoming Events"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/","url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/","name":"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet! - The Raven Society","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp","datePublished":"2026-04-07T18:56:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/Banquet-Promo_last-call.webp","width":1200,"height":250},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/2026\/04\/07\/last-chance-to-register-for-the-2026-raven-banquet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Last Chance to Register for the 2026 Raven Banquet!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/","name":"The Raven Society","description":"The oldest and most prestigious honorary society at the University of Virginia","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#organization","name":"The Raven Society","url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/cropped-history_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/files\/cropped-history_logo.jpg","width":300,"height":131,"caption":"The Raven Society"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/#\/schema\/person\/56e4d4887754d111218b120270d4033e","name":"Kiki McLaughlin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7083c221be4acc954fb94ad2196154b7c79212e7360e916550fdf4c2e746dcc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kiki McLaughlin"},"url":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/author\/mcm4ytx\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/raven\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}