BY Ashleigh Hicks
MONTGOMERY, ALA (6 Nov., 2018)— Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) holds the annual Shriek Week event: a campus tradition, allowing students to celebrate Halloween while never being too old. Warhawks really got into the spirit this week decking out campus with festive decorations. The AUM library’s decorative theme this year was Halloween town. Staff and students worked hard to make this an unforgettable year. Warhawks dressed in all kinds of crazy ghouly costumes. Some students dressed as Penny Wise from the horror film “It”, a Chicago fan and Cleopatra. Traditionally, this week of frightful fun includes events such as costume parties, haunted houses and creepy crafting. Campus Activities Board (CAB) Director Selena Johnson said that AUM, “… is the unofficial sponsor of Halloween because our colors are orange and black. Every year we try to put on cool events. This year we did a hypnotist. We had a haunted house, a Halloween party and a pumpkin painting day. It’s just a great week for people to enjoy themselves.”
Many campus organizations, such as the AUM Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Student Involvement and Leadership sponsored these events during the week. One of the most successful events was the haunted house. Lines were out the door waiting in anticipation. Waivers had to be signed before taking the elevator ride up into the haunted house. Shoes had to be removed as well. Many students were frightfully delighted at just how scary the haunted house was.
You can learn more about AUM’s traditions here and how you can get involved in upcoming events. Happy Halloween!