Mops of Love: His House members make the rounds in cleaning Greek house
A group of volunteers from His House Christian Fellowship took their message of love to the streets this weekend with the help of a broom and other household cleaning items.
The seven girls cleaned the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority house Saturday on Main Street as part of a Greek housecleaning effort.
“We like to go out and show it’s not just a random group of people who meet for church,” said Howell sophomore Megan Hutchings of His House. “This is what we’re called to do.”
Hutchings was the service team leader for the church’s service weekend. She said members dedicate one weekend every semester to “sharing God’s love” by volunteering across the community.
Squeaky clean
Though the group’s good intentions were there, the cleaning project got off to a bit of a rough start.
Three fraternities turned them down, including one where a member said the house was just too dirty to let anyone inside.
The group was about to write off number four when a car pulled into the Alpha Gamma Delta driveway.
Traci Greenhalgh, an Alpha Gamma Delta member and South Rockwood senior, said she saw the group come into the driveway and decided to see what they wanted.
The house got a free cleaning because of it.
“(Sunday) is parent’s day, so our house will be fabulous,” she said.
Greenhalgh said there are nine girls living in the house.
The group washed dishes, cleaned bathrooms and counter tops, and swept up before heading back to the church on Broomfield Road.
“It was a lot of fun, and we had a good time doing it,” Hutchings said. “They seemed appreciative.”
Hutchings swept the living room, dining room and kitchen floors, while other volunteers washed and stacked dishes.
Okemos senior Cara Yeager was in charge of cleaning the bathroom, including washing the sinks, counter tops and mirrors.
She said she felt they accomplished what they set out to do.
Hutchings agreed, although she questioned whether the spring football game may have hindered their efforts to make contact at more Greek houses.
“We cleaned and showed people love,” she said.
