Last Monday morning, IWU was surprised with eggs hidden around campus after chapel, filled with candy and prizes.
The eggs that had the most significance were the four “golden” eggs. These contained a free parking pass, and a gift card to the campus store that was valued at 75 dollars. However, they were not gold in color, adding to the difficulty of the hunt.
“It was a great surprise after chapel, and I thought it was fun seeing grown men running around trying to find them,” Ashley Doty said.
After finding these special eggs students were instructed to bring them back to Student Development to claim the prizes.
One of the winners was Wilson Robling, a freshman who found a free parking pass.
“It was the last egg I opened, so it was a nice surprise since I didn’t really think I would win,” Robling said.
Not everyone got that lucky. There were only 4 of those out of roughly 3,800 eggs in total, Matt Thompson, Dean of students, said.
The rest of the eggs, containing candy, was a quick pick me up for students and wildlife.
The squirrels also enjoyed the hunt stealing some eggs for themselves appearing all over Instagram and Yik Yak.
“Hopefully they don’t die because of the plastic,” Mason Wright, an IWU sophomore, said.
The eggs went by quickly, with most students saying they could not find any after their 11:15 class, while others were able to collect the majority.
“I got like 100 eggs, and it was super fun to seem like a child again,” Casey Hawkins said.
Students said they loved the idea and hope it returns next year. Some suggested making it announced and making a specific time when everyone gets an equal chance to collect them.
“Maybe if we have everyone start in the same group, that could be fun,” Mason Wright.
Facilities won’t have to worry about cleaning up too many though, thanks to the addition of the buckets placed around different buildings for people to return the empty eggs.
