Alumni Achievement

Southwestern Sweethearts

Every love shares a story.
Each story has a beginning.

We are pleased to welcome you as Southwestern Sweethearts, celebrating all alumni couples who have joined their hearts and lives.

Alumni Couples

 

 

 

 

March 2002
John '03 and Melissa Raudales Zinda '05
"We met at a party in college; Jack was a Phi Delta Theta and I was independent. He came up and introduced himself to me and at a few parties I attended thereafter. We went on our first date in March 2002 to Chili’s in Georgetown."
Fall 1969
Mike and Helen Andes Florence, both '70
"We met in the fall of our senior year playing touch football on the science hall lawn. We graduated and both became high school teachers. In June, 1976 we were married, and this year 2019 we will celebrate our 43rd anniversary."
August 2004
Nick '05 Taylor Aiken Faerber '08
"We were in biology class and lab together. He was also on the baseball team and I was an athletic training student. I left a note on his bicycle after an exam and the rest is history. We married in September 2009 and now have four and two year old boys. "

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Getting married soon?
We’d love to help!

Are you an alumni couple preparing for your upcoming nuptials? Congratulations! The Southwestern University Alumni Association would like to celebrate this life achievement. Email alumni@southwestern.edu and we will mail you a set of complimentary champagne flutes to toast on your wedding day.

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The splendor of its architectural design, the Christian symbolism, and its placement in the center of Southwestern University’s campus in Georgetown make Lois Perkins Chapel a beautiful setting for a wedding celebration. The Chapel seats approximately 650 guests.

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