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Frat’s haunted house gives chills and thrills to community

November 3, 2015 by Optimist Staff

The men's social club, Frater Sodalis, has been scaring the Abilene community for 33 years during the Halloween season. The JMC Network has all the highlights of this year's haunted island. Video/edited by John Puckett ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Halloween, Haunted House

JMC Network Newscast – October 31, 2014

November 3, 2014 by Optimist Staff

This week on the JMC Network Newscast: A Professor made a fuel efficient go-kart entirely out of spare parts. Also, the construction is finished in the library, and the new automated shelves are in operation! Video/editing by Laura Benson ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: ACU, Brown Library, Haunted House, Newscast

Frater Sodalis constructs Haunted Island

October 31, 2014 by Laura E. Benson

The men of Frater Soldalis are once again hosting their annual Haunted Island. This is a 32 year tradition. Mathew Solomon, president of Frater Soldalis, shows us the ins-and-outs of constructing this spooky event. Video/editing by Laura Benson ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Haunted House, Social Clubs

JMC Network Newscast – October 24, 2014

October 24, 2014 by Optimist Staff

This week on the JMC Network Newscast: All the behind the scenes details of the Frater Sodalis haunted island construction process. Then, all of the 2014 Jam Fest highlights. Finally, a look at the first ever ACU homecoming dance. produced by Laura E. Benson ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Haunted House, JamFest, Newscast

Video: Frater Sodalis builds the Haunted Island

November 6, 2013 by Laura E. Benson

The men of Frater Sodalis built their Haunted Island with a little more help from their members this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwrfYPUZwnk Video/editing by: Laura Benson ... [Read More…]

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Frater Sodalis builds the Haunted Island

November 6, 2013 by Laura E. Benson

The men of Frater Sodalis built their Haunted Island with a little more help from their members this year. Video/editing by: Laura Benson ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Archive, Frater Sodalis, Halloween, Haunted House

Fright of Frat: Frater Sodalis scares with 31-year tradition Haunted Island fundraiser

October 29, 2013 by Gabi Powell

Frater Sodalis' haunted house is back for Halloween...and back from the dead. The 31-year club tradition takes a turn for the zombie-pocalypse, a theme sure to scare you half to death. As the longest-running haunted house in Abilene, planning for the club's creepy annual event began at the beginning of September and members went to work on the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Archive, Frater Sodalis, Halloween, Haunted House

Frater Sodalis Haunted House

November 2, 2012 by JP Festa

This year the Frater Sodalis social club put on a haunted house with the theme "An Island Lost in Time". Video/Editing by: JP Festa ... [Read More…]

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Frats scare in ‘Lost Island’

November 2, 2012 by Marissa Jones

This Halloween, Frater Sodalis cebrated 30 nights of fright with their haunted house "The Island Lost in Time." For 30 years, the men's social club, Frats, has hosted a haunted house in the fall as a fundraiser for the club. Wesley Racca, the fundraiser for Frats, said the Bermuda Triangle inspired this year's theme. "It's a place where anything ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Halloween, Haunted House

JMC Network Newscast November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011 by Farron Salley

This week on the JMC Network Newscast we take a look at the Shinnery Review workshop, the Frater Sodalis Haunted House and Sadie Hawkins week. Hosted by Farron Salley and David Singer ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Archive, Frater Sodalis, Haunted House, Sadies Week, Shinnery Review

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