HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
News Release
November 1, 2023
For more information, contact:
Dr. Anthony Leigh, aleigh@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Huntingdon Concludes Fun-Filled Fright Week
Montgomery, Ala. – The Huntingdon College Student Government Association hosted a seven-day series of Fright Week events October 25-31 in celebration of Halloween and the famous ghosts who have given Huntingdon notoriety. Huntingdon is often recognized as the home of “The Red Lady” made famous by 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery, written by Huntingdon alumna Kathryn Tucker Windham ’39. Students and staff also lovingly refer to Frank, the library ghost, who is blamed or credited for anything abnormal in the Houghton Memorial Library.
Fright Week kicked off on Wednesday, October 25, with a Sip-N-Spin event on the front porch of the Hut. Students sipped on mocktails while painting canvases of their favorite Huntingdon images, or anything else of interest to them. Later that evening, 75 women affiliated with Huntingdon’s Panhellenic organizations perpetuated the annual tradition of the Red Lady Run through the dark of night and around campus.
Over 250 students braved participation in a Haunted House on Thursday, October 26. The eerie walk through campus started at the Seay Twins Art Gallery, journeyed to the bridge on the Green, and under the tunnel connecting the Green to the grove of pecan trees next to Roland Student Center. From there, those who dared entered the Wanda Howard BSU Center for a series of fright scenes, before catching a glimpse of the Red Lady and escaping into the tranquility of a beautiful night at Huntingdon.
Will Pilgrim ‘24, the SGA Vice President, claimed this as his favorite event of the week. “The Haunted House provides students with an escape from school work and the stressors of life and allows them to have fun and scare others or to get scared alongside their friends.”
The movie, Monster House, was shown on the Huntingdon Green on Friday night, October 27. A large crowd of costume-wearing students danced on the lawn of Jackson Home on Saturday, October 28, as the SGA sponsored an always-popular silent disco event. Nathaniel Smith ’24 and Gabe Dunn ’24, dressed as the founding fathers, took first place in the costume competition. Grayson Ryland ’25 and Caroline Masker ’26 came in second place for their Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift outfits. Brennan Parks ’27 took third place with his Jedi costume.
A crowd full of Hawks tested their knowledge with a night of Halloween trivia in Ligon Chapel on Sunday, October 29. Rhiannon Sevier ’24 was the highest scorer, followed by the team of Aidan Brown ’27 and Alandra Jackson ’27 in second place, and Kalee Russell ’27 and Emma Grace Samples ’27 in third place.
Twenty student organizations set up trick or treat stations around Flowers Hall on Monday night, October 30, for students to bag a stash of chocolate and treats to fuel them for the remaining two and half weeks left in the semester.
On Tuesday, October 31, Frank, the library ghost, and the library staff welcomed the campus community to search the library for lurking ghosts, crocheted by Huntingdon students and staff in the Library’s Fiber Arts Workshops. That afternoon, the library along with the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication hosted a Halloween Salon featuring a discussion of the book and the film, Carrie, led by Dr. Kyle Christensen, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies.
Fright Week concluded on Tuesday night, October 31, as Chaplain Rhett Butler ’13 hosted his weekly Tuesday Night Worship, billed each year during Fright Week as a “Spooky TNW.”
SGA President Nevaeh McIntyre ’24 noted the importance of Fright Week on the Huntingdon campus. “It is important so that students know outside of their hard work and efforts in the classroom that we recognize their achievements through events voted on by SGA senators who are eager to better their college experience.”
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