October was a big month for the women of Smurthwaite. The month started off with a bang as the Old Members snuck away for a weekend for the traditional Old Member Sneak. This year the girls went to Topeka to go to Gary Berry’s Pumpkin Patch! The old members enjoyed a day out at the patch with pig races, games, corn, pumpkins, and delicious treats! 
The next big excitement for Smurthwaite was homecoming week! Many events occurred during homecoming. Smurthwaite worked tirelessly on the float, the children’s carnival, the 5 K race, Wildcat Kick off, Paint the Ville, and other events!
(Anna Guess, Katelyn Lee, Emily Klesner, and Marissa Komp enjoy the 5K run!)
As a house the girls decided to have a dress up theme for each day of the week. This was a great way for the girls to not only celebrate homecoming as a university, but also as a house!
Tina Langley, Cassandra Nguyen, MacKenzie Cline, Anna Guess, Kirsten Prindle, Katelyn Lee, Kirsten Nilges, and Katie Rose McKinley dress as twins for some homecoming festivities!
The next big event was on October 22nd: Dad’s Day. This is an event where Smurthwaite girls bring their Dad’s to Manhattan to spend a day together. This year’s events were simple, with a game of minute to win it. The rest of the day the girls watched the football game and spent the day hanging out with t
heir fathers.
(New Member Suzanne Huntley and her father enjoy the day together during the Minute to Win it games!)
October 31st was a great day in the house as many members dressed themselves and the Smith guys up for Halloween! The girls had fun collecting cans for Manhattan Bread Basket and of course snacking on candy!
The women of the house had a busy month with Midterms and tests, yet it was rewarding to look back on the memories made through the traditions of the house and the times spent together.