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I have two costumes this yearā€¦ one significantly less weird than the other! My first (less weird) costume is a group costume I am doing with friendsā€“ we are each dressing up as a different character from the 2003 adaptation of Strawberry Shortcake, and I am being Peppermint Fizz! One of my friends is a very talented seamstress, and will be making hats for the outfits, which will be awesome. My second costume is, wellā€¦ a sexy horse. By that, I mean I am wearing a base outfit a la Mean Girls Halloween partyā€¦ and a horse mask. Why? I donā€™t know. Always thought the idea was amusing, decided ā€œwhy not,ā€ and so it became.Ā 

  • Caroline Snyder, ā€˜26Ā 

Iā€™m wearing a whopping three different costumes this year! My friends and I are dressing up as SpongeBob characters, and I get to be Gary. Iā€™m planning on wearing a cute little pink backpack for the shell, but I still have to figure out what Iā€™m gonna do for the eyes. Iā€™m also going to spend one of the days of Halloweekend at my girlfriendā€™s school, where weā€™re dressing up as Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn (Iā€™m going to be the latter). I spent a bit too much money at Spirit Halloween to achieve this look, but itā€™s gonna be so worth it. Finally, Iā€™m dressing up individually one day, where Iā€™m going to be Ella Enchanted. This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and Iā€™m excited to hopefully do the costume justice.

  • Allie Ziegler ā€˜27

This year, Iā€™ve got two costumes planned out, and both are parts of a duo. Halloween is infinitely more fun when you can coordinate outfits with a friend, I donā€™t make the rulesā€¦ and of course Halloweekend allows for multiple costume ideas to come to fruition! This Halloweekend, my friend and I are going as the sun/moon and an angel/devil. Iā€™m looking forward to seeing the costume ideas everyone else has come up with, too!Ā 

  • Tessa Stayton, ā€˜25

Iā€™m hoping to have two costumes this year! My boyfriendā€™s coming down for some of the weekend, and Iā€™m so excited because weā€™re going to be Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder! I have loved Tangled since I was a little kid! Heā€™s going to have Pascal on his shoulder and Iā€™m going to have a frying pan phone case! My friends and I are hoping to thrift some clothes this weekend to be the four main girls from Mean Girls, and I get to be Karen! Sheā€™s so incredibly iconic and I hope I do her justice. I love this extremely whimsical and fun holiday and canā€™t wait to see everyone elseā€™s costumes too!

  • Shannon Brock, ā€˜28
Allison Ziegler

Conn Coll '27

Allie (she/her) is a sophomore at Connecticut College studying Theater and Educational Studies. She is currently the Vice President of Conn Coll's Her Campus Chapter, as well as the marketing director for Wig & Candle, Conn's student-run theater club. She also participates in Student Activities Council and works at the Office of Admission as an Admission Ambassador. In her free time, she loves reading, crocheting, listening to music, and hanging out with friends!
Caroline Snyder is a rising junior at Connecticut College who is double majoring in English and Environmental Studies! She is the president of Conn's Her Campus chapter, co-captain of the college's Equestrian Team, aids in education work in the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, and works in the college's archives, among other things. She loves writing, reading, her cat, dinosaurs, working out, and sustainability.
Tessa Stayton

Conn Coll '25

Hi! My name is Tessa, and I'm currently the senior editor for Connecticut College's chapter of Her Campus! Here at Conn, I'm double majoring in English and Classics, and I also work as an RA. I'm very passionate about literature, so be on the lookout for future book reviews and recommendations! :)
Shannon Brock

Conn Coll '28

Hi, I'm Shannon! I'm from Newburyport, Massachusetts and I'm a first-year at Connecticut College. I'm a prospective English major because I've always loved reading and writing in many forms. I was an intern for my creative writing teacher in my senior year of high school. One of my main responsibilities for this role was being the co-editor of my school's poetry magazine, called Poetry Soup Magazine. I've also written for The College Voice. I spend a lot of time reading contemporary fiction and poetry books. I greatly enjoy keeping a journal, filled with lots of poetry and mindfulness exercises. I love going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and going for walks in the Arbo!