Halloween doesn’t have to be scary; it can also be sweet. That’s the beauty of being able to choose between tricks and treats.
At Bradley, Women in Business (WIB) and the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) chose treats this year. On Thursday night, the organizations came together and invited students to decorate Halloween-themed donuts with them.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” played over the speakers, and sprinkles in the shape of ghosts, pumpkins and eyeballs sat out on the table, but there were no tricks here.
“This event just shows that you can do other things besides being scared,” Daniela Moncada, a senior marketing major and the internal vice president of ALPFA, said. “It’s a lighthearted event that everybody can do rather than focusing on that scary aspect of [Halloween].”
Starting with a simple glazed donut, the possibilities were endless. Attendees got creative with sprinkles and piping bags of pink, purple, green and orange frosting when producing various monstrous designs.
While some were there just to spend time with friends and eat the sweet treats they were working on, others had a vision.
“I was originally thinking of doing Frankenstein, but I couldn’t figure out how to do the stitches, so I just made a little monster,” freshman Icarus Flora said.
Although not a member of the organization, Flora has attended WIB’s events before. The mechanical engineering major spoke on the importance of finding communities where women can support one another.
“I’m a woman in a male-dominated field, going into engineering, so we have to stick together, you know?” Flora said.
This is the second year WIB and ALPFA have partnered to host Halloween Donut Decorating. Both groups hold fundraisers each semester to provide the supplies for such an event.
ALPFA’s next fundraiser is on Monday; they will be in the student center selling hot chocolate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meanwhile, WIB will sell puppy chow in the BECC lobby from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.
Half of WIB’s fundraiser proceeds will go to their philanthropy, the Girls Education First Foundation. The other half will fund future events like donut decorating, which is just one of the ways WIB has worked to create safe spaces on campus.
WIB President Alex Vega spoke on why, during Halloween, this is more important than ever.
“Especially in college, there’s that stigma of Halloween and all the festivities. What Women in Business likes to do is bring everyone together in a wholesome way,” Vega, a senior marketing major, said. “We do a lot of professional events, but we also focus on fostering a comfortable environment for everyone.”
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