After more than a week past St. Patty's Day, Kappa Delta was still delivering pots of gold Saturday to lucky charities and winners of the raffle at Shamrock 'n' Bowl.
Forty teams came out to bowl, and halfway through the event they had raised about $2,000, not including money from spectator tickets. The Shamrock 'n' Bowl is Kappa Delta's biggest charity event of the year, which donates money to Prevent Child Abuse America and Very Special Arts of Muncie. Kappa Delta members also volunteer their time at Very Special Arts of Muncie, a charity directed towards helping children with disabilities.
Jamie Mednansky, senior communications study major, said, "I really enjoyed the turnout. We really had an excellent turnout. We sold out all the lanes."
Amy Rothrock, Kappa Delta member who helped plan the event, said that it took months of work to see the event in its completed form.
"It's really wonderful how the community comes together for something bigger than themselves," Rothrock said.
Teams consisted of fraternity members, local organizations and family members of the Kappa Delta members.
One of the bowlers, Colin Warner, was a sophomore physical education and health education double major and Alpha Tao Omega member. He scored one strike the entire day, and every strike scored Saturday allowed the players to get a raffle ticket for a chance to win.
"I enjoy going. The philanthropy goes towards organizations in the community," Warner said.
Cherie Burrow graduated from Ball State in 1985 said she was there to support her daughter Emily Burrow, a freshman elementary education major and Kappa Delta member. Cherie Burrow said her favorite part was watching people show of their skills or lack of skills bowing.
But bowling badly was not necessarily a bad thing. The team with the lowest score received a trophy at the end along with the team with the highest score and the highest scoring male and female. The lowest scoring team, Fun Fam, scored 650 points and consisted of mostly young children. The highest scoring team was Victorious Secret with 1,841 points and the highest individual score was 387 after two games.
The winner of the $200 raffle was the brother of Kappa Delta's Rebecca Blake, Joe Blake of Chicago.
"We'll probably give a lot back to the sorority because that's what this is all about," he said.
Rothrock was surprised when Blaked walked up to her after winning the money handed back $100 of his winnings.
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