Guests take a visit on Haunted Hill

Sorority Hill was the site of an annual Halloween tradition for the community and the university last Thursday, as local families and students alike gathered for Haunted Hill. 

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Children grab candy from the table as they are dressed up as characters

For the event, each sorority house was decorated for Halloween with themed games and activities, photo booths with spooky props as well assorority members handing out candy outside. They weren’t just there to set up and run the event though, members of every sorority were outside participating in the activities too. 

“Honestly, this is one of my favorite things to do during Halloween,” said Alpha Gamma Delta member Anabelle Rushing, a sophomore accounting major from Hoover, Alabama. 

Creating an environment for the sororities, the rest of the university and the community to have fun together was a major goal of the event. 

“Having unity within the community is really important so it’s not like divided between the university and the rest of the community,” Rushing said.“It’s good to be able to come together not just with our sorority but with everyone on campus and all the Greek life to be able to do stuff for the community like this.” 

All students, Greek-life or not, were able to attend, but a large part of the attendance came from kids and families from the Troy community. 

“These events and things for kids – they bring core memories,” said Kappa Alpha Psi member Malik Davis, a senior physical education major from Atlanta. “Some kids don’t get these types of experiences in life and for the kids to get to do this I think is kind of special.” 

To be able to build those experiences for the children, the top priority of not only the university but the parents especially, is to ensure the safety of the children. 

“My main job as a parent is that I have to keep my kids safe,” said Carrie Rice, a Troy University Alumna and a mother of two children. “I have tokeep them fed and get them educated, but safety is just as important too.  

“This is an event where I don’t feel like I have to stay on top of them every second. I feel like they’re really safe here.”