Bowlers dressed in green and ready to help save the lives of children brought their best game to Saturday's 20th annual Kappa Delta Shamrock'N'Bowl at Munsee Bowl.
The alleys were filled with students, parents, friends and the Greek community. Shamrock'N'Bowl is part of the national Kappa Delta Shamrock Project.
The goal of the event is to support Prevent Child Abuse America and local charity Very Special Arts of Indiana. The tournament is one of Kappa Delta's largest fundraising events.
Last year the event raised more than $7,000 to support the fight against child abuse in addition to the $7.1 million Kappa Delta has donated since their creation in 1897.
Kim Fox, Shamrock'N'Bowl chair, said the event exceeded her expectations this year.
"We had all lanes filled early today, with a waiting list for seven more teams wanting to play," she said.
Bowlers were able to play three games with friends in teams of five. Participants were also entered into drawings for highest team score, lowest team score and highest and lowest male and female score. The biggest prize, however, was raffled off to freshman Brittany Slingsby for a cash prize of $700.
Melissa Curtis of Fort Wayne, Ind., said she came with a group of friends, making up five teams, who traveled from many different parts of Indiana to make it to the Shamrock'N'Bowl.
"The camaraderie was the best part of the whole tournament. It's good kids bowling for a good cause," she said. "It's like a big happy extended family."
While her son went to Purdue, Curtis said she never had this much fun at a college event.
Many students like Vice President of Sigma Chi Jesse Witt said even though his team wasn't made up of the best bowlers, the best part was hanging out with friends while supporting the Greek community.
"It's a fun way to give back to the community. We donated money to help the charities and we got to have a good time," Ball said.
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