Welcome
We welcome you to Infoähky on 21th of November 2025 to celebrate the 26-year-old Information Networks guild Athene.
The celebration starts with a cocktail event at 4 pm in the U-lobby of the Undergraudate Centre (Otakaari 1, Espoo). After the cocktail event
we will move by foot to the academic table party, which takes place in Urdsgjallar (Otakaari 22, Espoo).
After the academic table party, the night continues with a ball and an afterparty at a secret location X.
The next morning guests have a chance to relax at Purkusessio, which is held in Otaniemi at Rantasauna (Vastaranta 1) from 12 pm onwards.
The price of the event is 99€ for students and 125€ for others. In addition, the sillis costs 12€.
The common principles of Athene
are to be followed in the event.
Timetable
16.00Cocktail-event, U-lobby of Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1, Espoo, M-door)
18.45Academic table party
23.15Ball and aterparty at secret location X
12.00Purkusessio, Rantasauna (Vastaranta 1)
Sign-up
NB! After the sign-up has ended, the sign-up becomes binding, and payment is obligatory. Regarding issues please contact the directors Markus or Maria as soon as possible.
Sign-up for invited guests opens on Wednesday 1st of October at noon and ends on Wednesday the 8th of October at noon.
Link to sign-up: athene.fi/ilmo/event/563
Sign-up for guild members begins on Monday 13th of October at noon and ends on Monday 20th of October at noon.
Link to sign-up: athene.fi/ilmo/event/564
Preparation for the annual ball
The annual ball is the most prestigious of the guild’s celebrations and requires carefull preparation.
With these tips, even the inexperienced guest can get started and enjoy the evening to the fullest.
At the annual ball, the behaviour is excellent and considerate of others.
Good manners and courtesy go a long way, and in difficult situations you can look to your neighbour for guidance.
The sign of a successful party is that you and everyone is having fun and feeling safe.
Avec
You can also choose an avec from outside the guild, and you may already have one at home or the immediate vicinity of your home.
However, if choosing an avec is not this trivial, you can ask other guild members without dates to be your avec.
Of course, it is perfectly fine to attend the party without a designated avec.
Dress code
Guests usually wear a full-length evening gown, a white tie (tailcoat) or a dark suit to the annual ball.
The style and colour of the dress can be chosen according to your own preference,
but the full-white one should be left for weddings.
While it is advisable to wear formal attire, the most important thing is to dress up in a way that feels good to you.
If you plan to attend more annual balls in the future, you might want to consider buying your own white tie.
A dark suit is also fine.
It’s not a bad thing to wear the same outfit more than once,
and by changing accessories and embellishments you can get away with one basic dress/suit for a long time.
You can also rent a white tie or an evening gown.
Usually, costume hire companies rent and sell the same outfits,
so you can try several options by popping into a shop.
At the same time, you can get professional advice on what suits you best and the prices of the different options.
It’s also worth asking older guild members for tips on buying a dress/suit!
Academic ribbons and badges
Academic ribbons are traditionally a part of the outfit for the annual ball. All guild members can buy Athene's guild ribbon from the guild room for 3 euros, ask from members of the board. The Student Union and Teekkari ribbons are available from the AYY office at Otaniemi. With a dress, you can
fold the ribbon into a rosette on the chest.
The rosette is worn on the right side of the dress.
Potential academic badges will be placed on the left chest of the outfit.
If you have not (yet) accumulated any badges,
you can buy the guild’s bronze membership badge for 18€.
You can ask the board members for these.
