URI fraternities and sororities host a gentler Halloween
University of Rhode Island fraternities and sororities opened their houses in South Kingstown for the eighth Not So Spooky Halloween, with games, haunted houses, and trick-or-treating for local families.
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University of Rhode Island fraternities and sororities opened their houses to local families, The Independent reported. The eighth Not So Spooky Halloween in South Kingstown offered games, haunted houses, and trick-or-treating.
The event is a campus tradition pointed at children from town. Eight is the year-count. The paper's account is that the houses were open for families, not a list of every room on campus.
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At the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, fraternities and sororities opened their houses to local families for Not So Spooky Halloween. It was the eighth year. Families could play games, walk through haunted houses set at a gentler level, and trick-or-treat. A fraternity or sorority is a student club that shares a house. Opening the houses means the party was for neighborhood children, not only for college students. Eight years means the event has a history. This story is that the doors opened again for families.
- What makes a haunted house fun for a younger child instead of too scary?
- Why would college students invite families into their houses?
- What game could you add so younger kids are not left out?
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