The first residence hall scavenger hunt took place Monday with some problems in the organization of the event.
Erica Wurst, sophomore accounting major, was chairperson of the scavenger hunt.
According to Wurst, some clues were put into the wrong envelopes. DeHority came in first place, and the problems with the clues might have helped them win.
Wurst said that although there were some problems, she was happy with the way it turned out.
"I'm happy with the participation, and happy with the campus involvement," she said.
The main goal of the hunt was to involve more of the campus with Homecoming activities.
"We're targeting freshmen and people who live in residence halls," she said.
Nine halls and about 70 people participated. To Wurst, that meant that the scavenger hunt was a success.
The hunt started with a text sent to the team captains at 5:05 p.m. that said, "Leap on over the competition to be the first to the water's edge #ribbit." This led the teams to the Frog Baby fountain.
The participants who won were excited about winning front row tickets to Air Jam and a free milkshake from Steak 'n Shake.
It wasn't all about the prizes for Becca Byers, freshman Spanish major, who was just happy to get involved.
"I just did this for fun. I didn't know there were prizes," Byers said.
Adam Dunworth, team captain for the winning team, liked the challenge of the hunt.
"It was physically grueling and it made me think," said the sophomore math education major.
Some clues were physical and some clues were cryptic, such as having to change numbers to letters of the alphabet. The event was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble, so some challenges made participants clean a plate with Dawn or clean a shirt with Tide-to-Go.
Erin Cromer, sophomore legal studies major and team captain of Kinghorn, which came in fourth place, said she was also happy with the way the hunt turned out.
"We worked hard," she said. "We should have started outside the hall. I liked it though; it was fun."
She said the hardest part was getting the team to keep up when some people wanted to walk.
Park Hall finished last, but the participants still had fun and weren't disappointed.
"Technical difficulties ruined the competitiveness," said Dan Widmann, sophomore actuarial science major. "We finished with pride."
Wurst said that if she is allowed to hold another hunt next year, she will concentrate on better organization and promotion. She also said they were worried about safety because people were running around and crossing streets.
Wurst said she is hopeful that she will be allowed to hold the event next year and believes it can only improve the more they run it.
"I promise that it will be better next year if we are allowed to do it."
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