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Fraternity provides kids with egg hunt
By Tiffany Gilmartin
Staff Writer
It was hard to tell who was smiling more in the yellow lights of the lunch room: the children hunting for the eggs or the Delta Tau Delta social fraternity brothers who sponsored the Easter egg event.
As the older children muscled their way past the smaller ones in search of the Easter eggs hidden in the Salvation Army's cafeteria. The Delt brothers stood along the walls smiling giving hints about egg hiding places and even lifting a few children to help them reach the eggs.
The Delt brothers with the help of the housecook Sue Odle dyed 120 eggs for the children at the shelter.
Gathering at the Leestown Road shelter, the fraternity members had to endure scheduling difficulties and bad weather.
Delt President Scott Potter said it was Odle who proposed the idea and organized the whole event.
When Odle proposed the Easter egg hunt, the brothers jumped on the idea. Odle said she originally wanted to have the event at the Hope Center, but because the children leave at 3 p.m. it was not convenient to many of the brothers.
Since the weather forced the event inside, the brothers who arrived just before 6 p.m. had to wait until shelter residents finished their dinner before hiding the eggs.
Along with hard-boiled eggs, each child got a chocolate Easter rabbit and a coupon for McDonald's treats.
The South Limestone McDonald's also donated gift certificates for the event.
Hiding the eggs under chairs, in widow-sills and even in the freezer, the brothers enjoyed watching the little kids hunt for the colored eggs.
"It's the first time we get to hide them for a change, it makes me feel old," said philosophy sophomore, Doug Abbott.
One little boy who had found seven eggs was proudly showing his collection to his mother and siblings.
Odle was happy with how the event turned out, said she thought it was important that the brothers see the other side of life.
As parents and children milled around the room, most of the eggs were discovered in less than 30 minutes.
"It hits home, it really does," said Abbott, his brothers nodding in agreement with him.
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