This year’s Pop-in Night might best be described as “extra.” Pop-in Night was held on Thursday, November 1 to accommodate for Treats on Bibb Street the night before. As such, the upperclassmen had plenty of time to devote to their costumes. The Owl family followed the theme of masquerade, the Frogs were pieces of fruit, the Parrots went as the emotions from the movie “Inside Out,” and the African Lions were simply lions, just to name a few.
Meanwhile, in Kirtley, the freshmen were preparing for an over-the-top haunted house experience. The dorm was darkened and the families were allowed down the first hall one or two at a time for maximum spook factor. Spiderwebs and garbage bags hung from the ceiling, “bloody” handwriting was scrawled on the walls, black light glowed on faces, doors slammed, and the occasional frightened scream rang out down the hall as a freshman would grab at an upperclassman from a dark corner.
The freshmen were free with their candy and graciously received their signs in return. There was a table of Halloween treats in the lobby for everyone to enjoy once they had braved the gauntlet of spooks and were ready to finish the night.