One of the really cool service events that Marymount puts on is Halloween Fest. Over 300 underpriviledged kids living in the area are invited to come trick-or-treating on our campus. The event involves the whole campus but it put on by the Campus Ministry office.
Now, for those of you who don't know, Marymount is a Catholic institution. Like most religious colleges, you don't have to be that religious denomination to attend. MU has a large population that is not Catholic actually. Personally, I am not Catholic either, however I enjoy attending the different CMA (Campus Ministry Association) events. Especially the service events, since Catholicism is really big into serving the community.
Last summer, when I was training for giving admissions tours, one of the seniors told me that she likes to tell families that "Marymount is as Catholic as you want to make it." Personally, I thought that was an awesome way to brand our Catholic Identity! I don't make my experiences here very religious, but other students do...and both ways are totally great! Marymount and all it's fabulousness is what you make of it, so I'm just trying to experience it all before my time here is up.
For Halloween Fest, everyone volunteering was wearing costumes! The theme was Disney, so the CMA staff were all Disney characters; including Elsa & Anna, Peter Pan & Captain Hook, and even Esmeralda & the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Other students dressed up as cowgirls, police officers, devils, cats, witches, and A TON more.
I think you can guess who I was channeling this Halloween... and if not, the I was:
