The Greek community is putting on their annual Safe Halloween event, which promotes a risk-free substitute to traditional trick or treating. Children wear costumes and participate in dunk tanks, moon bounces, face painting, a haunted house and candy giveaways.

“This is a great thing for the Greek community to do,” said Jill Remenar, Panhellenic Council vice president of external relations. “We always get a huge attendance, about 4,000 people. We have other fundraising and philanthropy events throughout the year, but this is one of the things we really do for the citizens in and around East Lansing.”

ASMSU donated $2,000 to Safe Halloween.

“It’s a good amount to give and it’s not asking for too much,” said Nathaniel Giddings, ASMSU’s Interfraternity Council representative and policy committee chairperson. “With 4,000 people involved, that’s only 50 cents per person. It helps us have a better event.”

ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.

There are five sorority host houses on M.A.C. Avenue that will feature the different activities and candy-filled tables. Each host house is teamed up with a few fraternities and a couple sororities, making five large groups.

“In past years, it was just one sorority, one bigger fraternity and a smaller fraternity in a group,” said Sarah Revers, communication senior and event co-director. “We wanted to reunite with bigger groups. I think it is going to be very effective.”

Kappa Kappa Gamma’s housekeeper Rhonda Carberry, a Williamston resident, said she has brought her children to the event for the past five years.

“The college students are an attraction themselves,” Carberry said. “They are really nice to the kids and you can tell they get really into it.”

Carberry’s 12-year-old daughter Karli Carberry said the big bag of candy she takes home isn’t the only reason she returns every year.

“I enjoy being with friends and family and the students are really nice,” Karli Carberry said. “I love bobbing for apples and going through the haunted houses.”

The Greek community invited the MSU women’s basketball and volleyball teams, St. Jude’s Up ‘Til Dawn program about curing childhood cancer and the Kiwanis Club, a volunteer community service group, to participate as well.

“We are trying to implement more groups into Safe Halloween to emphasize the community aspect of it and not just the Greek community, so the program can thrive in the future,” said Paul Shkreli, psychology junior and the other event co-director.