Korey and Deborah met on their first day at Pacific. They moved into Clark Hall in the fall of 1989. Their dorm rooms were on the same floor, around the corner from each other.
Boxer Love Stories
The perfect partners are paired at Pacific.
Did you know that more than nearly 2,400 alumni met and fell in love through Pacific University? Over the years we have compiled the Boxer love stories of these friends and classmates and we invite you to read their stories.
Did you find or nurture love at Pacific University? Please share your Boxer Love story to add to our collection. To submit your story, please email alumni@pacificu.edu. Stories are edited for spelling and grammar.
Love Story Collection
Wes Porter and Sarah Tomscha each signed up for a Voyages white water rafting trip with the intention of making friends and getting in one a last adventure before the school year began; neither realized they would be meeting the love of their life.
When Sally was a little girl growing up in the big city of Seattle, World War II was going on! Jack spent his young life fishing the small stream that ran past the farm, cutting hay and milking cows.
The night that Marsh Hall burned, another spark struck at Pacific University.
This is the amazing love story of two All-American kids who saw each other in a crowded courtyard and had love at first sight! This will put you all in tears, give you laughter, and most of all make you believe in love again.
It was April 29, 1994. During their 8 a.m health class, Tracy with her usual blue ball cap pulled down over her sleepy eyes, was talking about going water skiing that afternoon with mutual friends, mostly fellow wrestlers.
Two Pacific alumni found each other — and a shared love of education — in Pacific's Master of Arts in Teaching Program.
Ryan Beck ‘14 and Mellissa (Wilson) Beck ‘15 are none other than high school sweethearts.
A lot of people talk about fate when they talk about love.
PJ and Lea officially met in the spring of 2008 at a Boxer Ambassador retreat.