艾丽·穆伦和吉米·林克, 两位2019届毕业生, celebrated their engagement with a photo shoot where their relationship started — on the 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 campus.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — When Jimmy Link 和 Aly Mullen walk down the aisle on June 8, it will be the culmination of a love story that began along 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校绿树成荫的人行道. The ceremony will also unite two clans with deep ties to Penn State. Their parents 和 siblings graduated from University Park, 和, 除了艾丽的妈妈和哥哥, the family members were enrolled at 阿宾顿 at some point.
Link 和 Mullen met as official campus tour guides known as the Lion Ambassadors (LAs), 和 they remained friends after graduating from 阿宾顿 in 2019. Their group of LAs went out together at least once a month.
“我只想和艾丽一起出去, 这花了一点时间, but I eventually asked her out in April 2022,林克说。, 谁获得了学位 业务.
事情进展很快, 和 eight months later on a rainy weekend morning, Link invited Mullen to go out for breakfast near the campus 和 some Christmas shopping. They wrapped up the day with a “surprise” visit to campus to walk off some calories.
“我在想该在哪儿求婚, 我决定去最老土的地方, 但是最好的地方, would be at 阿宾顿 where it all started,林克说.
He took Mullen on a “tour” as if she was a prospective student.
“I told her about this girl I met at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 和 I pointed out different places 和 the memories that we had at each spot. At the end, I asked Aly if she had any questions for me, like we would do when we were LAs. She asked me how much did I love this girl? I said 'I love her so much,' 和 I got down on one knee in front of the lion shrine. Aly’s first words were, ‘No way,’“ Link laughed. “We had known each other so long at that point, 和 it felt so natural."
艾丽·穆伦和吉米·林克 still have strong ties with the friends they made as Lion Ambassador tour guides.
Former LAs are on the wedding invitation list, 和 the couple recommended that current students apply for become campus tour guides.
“You will meet such a great group of people 和 give back to 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 和 it also helps you develop leadership skills,林克说.
Mullen described herself as incredibly shy before joining the LAs, even though she had served as an orientation leader 和 on the student activity fee board, 而且她已经完成了实习.
“The LAs gave me a chance to break out my shell by speaking to parents 和 prospective students. I was so afraid of public speaking before I joined. I even met some of my best friends in the LAs,马伦说。, who earned a bachelor’s degree in 会计 at 阿宾顿 和 a master’s in 会计 at University Park in 2020.
The pair both said they miss being on campus, which they chose because it allowed them to save money 和 continue working nearby. Also, graduating from Penn State is a family tradition.
“I chose 阿宾顿 because I wanted to stay close to home, 这是最适合我的,马伦说。, who is a senior assurance associate at the consulting firm RSM.
With their wedding quickly approaching, the couple has settled about 20 minutes from 阿宾顿 in Bensalem, 雄鹿县.
“I have always loved the 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 和 the people on campus,林克说.
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