Josh and Maria Love at First Sight  Your Story  Oh man, how I met my wife. It was the annual Renaissance Ball at Kent State. The best dress competition was going on at the time. It was the best dressed women and I’m looking on stage and I see this girl, who later became my wife. I didn't have the chance to talk to her though until I ran into Arica Kress, '03, my RA at the time, who was driving Maria home. They offered me a ride and that was the first chance I had to speak to this girl who became my wife. We went on a date and eight months later we got married.  The Proposal a...

Tom and Lori Your Story Tom and I went to Jr. High and High School together in Kent, but didn't date. He had graduated from Miami and was serving in the Navy when we started dating. We dated cross-country for 3 years.  The Proposal and Marriage He came home at Christmas and proposed to me at the pond behind Engleman Hall, because he knew it was my favorite spot on campus. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? I am a member of the alumni association, and we made a donation for the new Visual Arts Building. Our son is a freshman at KSU. After attending the le...

Earl and Danielle Love at First Sight on the First Day of Classes Your Story I met Earl on the very first day of school our freshman year back in 97! He was in my very first class (Dr. Albrecht's) of the day (you know, the early one)! He sat right behind me and he dropped a piece of paper. I picked it up and the rest is history. It was like looking into the eyes of my future. We were married a few weeks after we graduated, and 1 year after that, we welcomed our daughter, Ariana, and 4 years after our son, Logan.  The Proposal and Marriage From our first date, we knew that we wanted to ...

Eric and Joanie From Loft Pizza, Intramural Fun to Romance and Love Your Story Mutual friends from Heer Hall initiated our introduction. From then on lots of gatherings at Glen Morris apartments, both from New York state, many Loft pizzas and visits to Franklin Deli and Ray's, meeting frequently at the student center and sitting on the upstairs bench studying and talking for hours, intramural volleyball games, Chi Omega parties and formals, mutual Golden Flash pride and dear friends! We will be married 20 years in August 2015 and are the proud parents of two awesome kids! We brought them to ...

Cody and Jessica Your Story Cody and Jessica met at Kent State East Liverpool branch fall 2007. Jessica completed her education as a Physical Therapist Assistant, while Cody transferred to Kent Main Campus to pursue his degree in Managerial Marketing. The Proposal and Marriage Cody and Jessica were engaged on October 11, 2013. They exchanged their vows on September 6, 2014 at Christian Assembly in Industry, PA. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? Jessica has assisted in forming an alumni committee for the Physical Therapist Assistant program.   ...

Jeremy and Krista An Honors College Romance Your Story We met in 1994 in the Honors College and our romance was simply "meant to be." After dating for 3 weeks we knew we were going to get married. Our experience at KSU was enhanced by Krista's service as a student trustee. Getting to know the president and board members was a real treat. We now live in Stow with our three children. Jeremy works at WhiteSpace Creative in Akron, while Krista is a substitute teacher. The Proposal and Marriage We were married at Riverwood Community Chapel in Kent on June 27, 1998. How do You and Your Spouse St...

Rob and Jackie A Fire Alarm that Really Made Sparks Fly Your Story My freshman year (1991) I was at a college Halloween party. Someone in the building pulled the fire alarm. Twice. We had to evacuate. Twice. The second time a boy I had never met offered me his sweatshirt. He went by "Chester." ...

Deven and Ashley A Special Connection in Classes Your Story We met while taking classes as students in the Master of Higher Education program. Though it took us a full year and a half in order to begin dating after first meeting, many of our classmates would reserve seating so that we would be next to each other during classes. In total, we took seven classes together over the course of two years. After moving to Georgia two years ago to pursue full time jobs as administrative professionals in higher education, a relocation back to Ohio is in the works as we both wish to be closer to family ...

Tristan and Robyn True Love Found in Terrace Hall Your Story During our second year at Kent State our respective roommates were dating so we subsequently were introduced to each other. We all lived in Terrace Hall which no longer exists. We started dating and quickly fell in love. We have been married 22 years and have two lovely daughters, one who is a current junior at Kent State and the other who will be attending Kent State as a freshman in the Fall of this year. Tristan also returned to Kent State part-time and recently graduated with his MBA in 2014. We have much to thank Kent State fo...