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Upon the 70th anniversary of her graduation, Regina Maria Brimmer, SSJ reflects on the changes to — and enduring mission of — the College.
I T ’ S W E L L K N O W N T H AT W H I L E the College has retained its mission, it has changed dramatically over the last 70 years. But no one is more of an authority on the matter than Regina Maria Brimmer, SSJ ’40.
weeks leading up to the 70th anniversary of her graduation, she often found herself pausing to reflect on her experiences. “I look back with such joy,” she said. “God has just blessed me throughout my life.”
From her experiences as a student here to her 41 years working in Logue Library to her current role as the steward of not only a vaunted collection of children’s books but a stunning array of orchids, Sister Regina lives and breathes Chestnut Hill College. In the
Sister Regina grew up in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia and attended St. Hubert’s Catholic Grade School. It didn’t take long for her to find a calling. “I always wanted to be a Sister, right from the time I was a little kid,” she said.
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