We met in 2014 during the fall semester of our first year. We were introduced by mutual friends who lived on Malcolm 1 with Scott, and our first "date" was a walk to the campus bookstore downtown for coffee! We dated all throughout our time at Bucknell and were married on Oct. 22, 2023 with many Bucknellians in attendance.

Then in 1996, I returned to Bucknell to celebrate our 10th Reunion. I knew from the attendee list that Jane also planned to be there — bonus! There were tent parties, dinners and the class parade. Most importantly, there was the class reunion photo just outside of Davis Gym where, admittedly, I strategically positioned myself next to Jane for the picture. There, for the first time in ten years, we reconnected inextricably. We married a few years later in a ceremony in Greenwich, Conn. (Jane's home town). Today we have two children, Catherine (age 22) and Elizabeth (age 18) who attend Holy Cross and Bates Colleges, respectively. We have lived in Shrewsbury, Mass. for over 20 years and recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary.

Garrett and I met during our first year as we both lived on 4SW in Vedder Hall. We clicked instantly, first as friends, then dated pretty much throughout our time at Bucknell. We lived apart for a year as we got jobs in different states, although we always knew we would spend our entire lives together. We’ve lived in the Philadelphia area since 2021, have a fur baby named Suki and were married on June 3, 2023 in Lititz, Pa. with many Bucknellians in our wedding party and in attendance.

We met during the 2019 fall semester at the E&I Affinity House on St. George Street. Both of our friend groups were living there for the semester and we crossed paths on the basketball court out back one evening. The Campus Theatre was our first official "date" and together, we explored all that Lewisburg had to offer over the next three years. We graduated in 2022 and were engaged during the fall of that same year, then got married the following summer. Our wedding was full of Bucknell alumni and we danced the night away! ‘ray! 

Amanda Chikowski '15 & Tyler Bogaczyk '15 

Although we were both on the men’s and women’s rowing teams since our first year, we didn’t officially meet until I came back from studying abroad junior fall. We started dating senior year and have been together ever since! After graduation, our relationship survived multiple long distance periods as Tyler pursued his master’s degree and went to medical school while I was traveling for work. On Memorial Day weekend last year, Tyler proposed on the Bucknell quad at sunset. We will be getting married this September and hope to have several Bucknellians in attendance.

Linda (Lawrence) Nuttall '69 & Cliff Nuttall '70, M'74 

Cliff and I met in an English class taught by Lou Casimir. We would sit at the Bison to discuss the readings, and that’s when our Bucknell in Love story began. His hand knit sweaters made by his grandmother, his convertible Austin Healy Sprite, the GREAT parties at Lambda Chi Alpha and mostly our chemistry all contributed to our dating and to our 55-year marriage. We stayed in the Lewisburg area until 2001 when we retired as secondary teachers and moved to southwest Florida. Go Bison!

It didn't take long for us to find each other at Bucknell as the Bucknell housing matchmakers placed us in the same first year hall - McDonnell 3SW! After months of denying our connection, we shared our first kiss on Halloween of our first year, another on the quad at sunset and started dating shortly thereafter. Our relationship took us to Bucknell en France, together to New York after graduation and then out to Los Angeles where we got engaged. We were married this past summer after 13 years together with multiple generations of Bucknellians dancing the night away with us. We now have an adorable one year old puppy, Maya. We're so grateful for Bucknell bringing us together. (Just be careful who you kiss on the quad at sunset.)

We met and married thanks to a number one room pick at Bucknell. John Madison '81, a chemical engineer, ended up with the number one room pick his junior year. This secured a nice room in Swartz for John and his roommate, John Erickson '81, on a hall where primarily seniors lived. Sue Alexander Pansius '80 was a great upperclass hall RA, always scheduling lots of fun activities. John and I became great friends during the year. As a senior liberal arts major I don't think I would have ever met John without living on the same hall. Shortly before graduation we started dating and got married three years later. We still remember going to a 10th year Bucknell reunion and a hallmate ran up to us and exclaimed "You guys got married!". We will celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, all thanks to a number one room pick. 

Meredith and Scott met on their very first night of orientation in August 2010. Although they both distinctly remember meeting in Meredith's room in Vedder 4SW, they didn't reconnect until November of their senior year in 2013. They were both preoccupied living their best lives on campus (Scott, a management major, a member of the men's tennis Team and SigEp fraternity; Meredith, an IR and spanish double major and a member of ADPi sorority), and off-campus (Scott participated in Boston University's study abroad program in London during fall semester 2012, Meredith studied in Granada through Bucknell en Espana during spring semester 2013). When they reconnected at a party on St. Catherine's Street in November 2013, it all felt so familiar. They both recounted the memories of their meeting and have been together ever since. After their graduation on May 14, 2014, they moved to New York City to pursue careers in finance and tech. They got married exactly eight years later, on May 14, 2022, in Chevy Chase, Md. The Bernsteins still reside in New York City and are so appreciative of Bucknell for helping them find each other! 'ray Bucknell!

Sarah and Steve had similar friend groups at Bucknell but didn't actually meet until Homecoming 2013, and the rest is history! They’ve lived together in the DC area for seven years and have a fur baby named Lucas. Steve proposed to Sarah in April 2021 on a trip to see Bucknell friends in Charleston, S.C. They got married in a different L’burg (Leesburg, Virginia) on July 30, 2022 with four Bucknellians in the wedding party, one as an honorary officiant and many more in attendance. They'll be celebrating 10 years together this October!

This tribute to Bucknell in Love comes to us from the granddaughter of Maralyn (Murphy) Ortlieb ‘54  and Joe Ortlieb '52, who many believe was the first Bucky the Bison. Kate ‘19 grew up hearing her grandparents' age-old love story of fate, instant connection and the rest being history. The love of Bucknell definitely runs in their family; two of their five children are Bucknellians, as is granddaughter Kate. Until their passing they both stayed involved with Bucknell and their community.

Todd and Katie met under the most unpredictable circumstances: star football captain and angry, disgruntled cheerleader. Although Katie was more interested in skinny musicians, her roommate and fellow cheerleader, Rachel, often invited her to football parties. When Katie’s roommate turned down Todd’s invitation to the FIJI formal, she found him attractive and decided to give it a shot. Her first attempts to flirt weren’t always successful but he eventually gave in, and love prevailed. They now are married with two beautiful boys, who hopefully learned how to seize the opportunity when it comes around.