Let’s go on a Halloween adventure!
First, get dressed! Pick a number between 1 and 10 to reveal your costume
- An inflatable dinosaur. You’ll spend the rest of your night bumping into everyone, but at least they’ll compliment you.
- A suit. I’m not really sure who or what you are, and you aren’t either. Men In Black? Lex Luthor? James Bond? Corporate America?
- A vampire. Plastic teeth that you have to talk around in a horrific accent was a bad choice. Unless you decided to go the sparkly route.
- A ghost. Let’s be honest, you ran out of time with this one. And wait, is that your roommate’s sheet?
- A cat. Just because your headband has ears doesn’t mean you’re wearing a costume.
- Nothing. There’s last-minute, barely-there costumes, and then there’s you. If someone asks, just choose someone from your favorite TV show.
- A fairy. Stunning. No notes.
- A pirate. Wherever you go, someone’s wallet mysteriously disappears.
- Mariah Carey. Sing “All I Want for Christmas Is You” every time someone tries to talk to you. Who says Halloween is the only thing stopping Christmas?
What are your plans for the night? Your favorite season = your activity!
Spring: Movies with friends. Snack on some popcorn and press play. Whether you’re in a movie theater, classroom, or just hanging out in your dorm, anything from horror classics to new thrillers to witchy comedies is fair game. Suddenly, those creaks and shadows in your room seem a lot more sinister…
Summer: Trick-or-treating. Don’t let the haters get you down—who says you’re too old for free candy? It’s time to team up and terrorize the neighborhood. You didn’t hear it from me, but someone’s giving out full-size candy bars.
Fall: Pumpkin carving competition. No guts, no glory. Roll up your sleeves and get to work. At the end, munch on some baked pumpkin seeds and light it up with an LED tealight (or that scented candle you’re hiding from ResLife).
Winter: Haunted house. Whichever one you go to won’t beat JCA’s, but it’s always fun to turn a corner and find absolute darkness or a figure drenched in blood. Pro tip: Put your bravest friend at the front of the group so that you know where the jump scares are and can pretend you aren’t scared at all.
And now for the real highlight of the night: the midnight organ concert. Did you make it in? Your favorite color = your experience!
Red: There’s no way you’re missing this. Three hours early? Child’s play. You’ve been here since the dawn of time. Congratulations, you’re the first person inside.
Orange: By the time you got to Sayles, the line was so long that you decided you had no shot of getting in and walked right back to your dorm. You’ll livestream it from there. You’ve got better things to be doing anyway.
Yellow: Passing the hours with a deck of cards and a group of friends, you’re definitely not close to the front of the line, but you’re near enough that there’s hope. Poker, Egyptian War, Blackjack, Crazy 8’s—you’ve played them all. Right when you’re about to resort to Go Fish, you step through the doors.
Green: Why wait in that line for the chance to get inside when you could just listen on the Main Green? You’ve already set up your picnic blanket in the perfect spot, settled in and ready to go. The best part? You can enjoy all the snacks you want.
Blue: You cut in line to join your friend who’s been waiting for a couple of hours now. It’s chill. But when they hand out tickets, you get one, and your friend doesn’t. You make it in, but at what cost?
Purple/Pink: You’ve been waiting in line for a while, but honestly? It’s just not really your thing. A friend texts you about a party they’re heading to, and you walk away without looking back.
Black: This is your moment. You’ve made it into the concert every year, and you’re not breaking that streak now. Costumes, wait time, snacks, pillows—you have it all down to a science. You saunter through the doors, the possibility of not making it in never having crossed your mind.
White: You were taking forever to get ready, but it’s not your fault that your costume ripped while you were trying to put it on. Some tape, a couple pins, and a whole lot of faith later, you’re standing in line with your friends, the final piece to your elaborate group costume. It’s a little uncomfortable, but hey, at least you made it in.
Other: While in line, you’ve been chatting with the strangers around you. None of you get in, but you’ve just found your new best friends, and you spend the rest of the night watching the livestream and partying until dawn.
Whether you celebrate with ghosts in a graveyard or the friend who is definitely a vampire, have a happy Halloween!
