West Virginia Wesleyan College has a large alumni community, lovingly refered to as the Orange Line. It doesn't matter if your a Freshman just finding the Admin building, or an Alum coming back for your 50th reunion, the love for Wesleyan comes through.
1. You've Posed With John Wesley
John Wesley is the man our home among the hills is named after, and a bigger than life statue of him is placed right in front of the chapel. It's no surprise then that pictures are taken with him on a regular basis. Are you even allowed to graduate if you haven't posed with him?
2. You Say "Home Among The Hills" Far Too Much
The very last line of our Alma Mater is always in your brain. Situated among the West Virginia mountains, this school is really our home. Every picture on Aggie’s porch or in front of the fountain is always hashtagged home among the hills.
3. You've Played in the Fountain
Right in front of the oval is our massive fountain that both college students and townies run through, cooling off in the heat early fall and late spring. It's an right of passage, bonus points if you manage to play in it while it's dyed for Homecoming.
4. You Almost Got Trampled at Big Bingo
Big bingo is a decades old tradition that includes angry groans and great prizes. However, that's not the most exciting part, Plinko (or Bring It as it was renamed) where you race to bring the student helpers various objects included mass confusion and trampling, but was always fun. Extra fun when you had to bring Alisa Lively a condom.
5. You Loved Jump
Even if you weren't Greek life affiliates, jump was one of your favorite times of the semester. The day was filled with chants as sororities and fraternities welcomed in their new members. That night was also filled with yells as the entire campus celebrated, starting with Big/Little chug and ending with dancing the night away with close friends.
6. You Went to Spring Sing
Spring Sing, the Glee-like competition where organizations, usually Greeks, competition for the title of Spring Sing champion. From the Zeta's storytelling to Chi Phi’s habit of just showing up, it was a blast to watch and perform in.
7. You Are Well Acquainted with The Wesleyan Plague
Every semester, no matter the flu shots and doses of Vitamin C, you got sick. Murmurs in classrooms announced what everybody dreaded, the Wesleyan Plague was going around. People rarely got the same thing as others, but everyone was sick together. A true college bonding experience.
8. You Tell The Story of Aggie
Agnes Howard Hall (Aggie as she's lovingly called) was built in 1895 and rumored to be massively haunted. Depending on who you ask, stories of beds shaking and decorations flying off the walls would be shared. Every campus has their legend, and the Ghost of Aggie is ours.
9. You Ate at Julie Keehner's House
10. You'll Always Have Bobcat Pride
No matter where you go after your four years ends, you always have pride in your home among the hills. Years later, you'll meet another alum in California or England and spend an hour talking about the love you have for Wesleyan,
