In celebration of Halloween, two N.C. State Greek organizations came together Wednesday to entertain children of the Wake County Boys and Girls Club.
Chi Psi Fraternity and Delta Gamma Sorority partnered to host a haunted house for 56 children at Chi Psi’s fraternity house, better known as the Lodge.
The idea behind the Haunted Lodge is to build a safe environment and a bit of an escape from school and family life for the children, according to Chi Psi Vice President Theodore Edwards III, a senior in biological sciences.
According to Edwards, the fraternity partnered with Delta Gamma for last year’s inaugural Haunted Lodge because it is an organization that shares the value of serving the community.
This was the second annual Haunted Lodge that the two organizations hosted.
Transforming the Lodge into a haunted house took five hours, according to Edwards.
Edwards said Chi Psi did most of the decorating inside, while Delta Gamma prepared the majority of the outside entertainment.
Edwards said the children were excited as soon as they stepped off the bus.
“They went wild…they could not wait,” Edwards said.
He said that many of the children attended the event last year as well, and weren’t hesitant to tell friends what to expect.
The children were introduced to the entertainment right away. Stations such as face painting, corn hole, mummy wrapping and musical chairs were located outside.
When it was time to enter, fog filled the Lodge from a fog machine, adding to the suspense for the children. Before entering, kids were told a fictitious story of a murder inside the haunted house.
The Lodge was packed with Halloween decorations and props, such as spider webs and rats.
Members from both the fraternity and sorority acted as zombies, witches and other characters to entertain the kids.
“Some of the kids were super terrified,” said Josh McKenney, a senior in physics.
McKenney was one of the actors dressed as a zombie.
Chi Psi philanthropy chair, Lucas Fautua, a sophomore in political science, planned the event.
