Hundreds of Sacramento State students were stranded on the second floor of the University Union Sunday as water from the storm rushed into the building.

Formal recruitment for Greek sororities was under way when the storm hit.

Grant Fox, the union building supervisor, said he was scrambling to get all the students to drier grounds.

“We weren’t expecting this,” said Fox, who was busy getting contacting Central Plant to fix the problem. “The storm drains are completely clogged.”

Both men and women’s soccer games were cancelled. With the score tied and 20 minutes to go, the women’s soccer team had to bring the game to a halt.

The downpour started at 1:20 p.m. and lasted about a half an hour. The storm brought thunder, lightning, and hail to the campus. Power outages were felt through every room in the union. No one was prepared.

“I was studying on the second floor when it hit,” said Vickie Vannucci, a senior and sociology major.

Vannucci said she was used to the weather because she was from Italy and it stormed there every day, but that she was worried for her car. –

“It’s on the first floor of the parking structure and they say it might be flooded,” Vannucci said.

The first floor of Parking Structure II flooded along with the first floor of the union. Water wrapped around tables, chairs, through carpets, and on top of people’s shoes.

Many active and potential sorority members were worried about their new shoes. Others had left their sun roofs open. Everyone was in shock and curious about how they would get home.

By 2:30 p.m., the rain had stopped and the first floor of the union began to dry.

“I’ve been going here for four years and I have never seen something like this,” said Jamie Hicks, communications major and senior.