prom committee

Formal dance organizers

A prom committee is the group of students responsible for planning and organizing their school's prom—handling decorations, themes, venues, and logistics.

Membership often involves both social prestige and tedious work: She joined the prom committee to have a say in the theme.

The phrase sometimes appears as shorthand for high school social hierarchies and popularity dynamics.

Related

streamers · theme · color scheme · planning · volunteers · budget · venue · tickets · DJ · corsage · tuxedo · gown · gymnasium · punch · party favors · after party · photos · backdrop

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Opposites
organizational role

prom committeeprom-goers

Those attending school dance

general admission · ticket holders · spectators · consumers

participation type

prom committeepartygoers

Celebration attendees

ticket buyers · consumers

school involvement level

prom committeeoutsiders

Those not belonging

wallflowers

Family

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G