Knight Hall Community Experience Turns ‘Three Musketeers’ into Stronger BFFs By CAITLIN KNOX ‘14
ABOVE: Two thumbs up for their new digs, Hambrick Village! Lauren Von Ohlen, left, Kelsey Friedrich, and Keira Lopez are three of many young women who first bonded at Knight Hall over the years. Photos by Wesley Folsom ‘15
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Georgetown College sophomores Keira Lopez, Lauren Von Ohlen and Kelsey Friedrich wouldn’t be the close friends and roommates they are today in popular, new Hambrick Village were it not for “surviving” Knight Hall together. Looking back, Lauren remembers the sense of community more than any of the legendary inconveniences of the 52-year-old freshman women’s dormitory. “Everyone is in the same boat and you just pull together…that makes you closer.” One of Lauren’s favorite memories from freshman year was the last night before summer break. “We literally had mattresses all over our floor for other girls who were already packed-up to leave the next day,” she recalled. In fact, Lauren and Kelsey always had an extra mattress in their room “for anyone with roommate issues or drama in their lives,” Lauren said. “It was also available to any girl whose roommate was going home for the weekend and didn’t want to sleep alone.” Taking on the challenges of Knight Hall together and turning them into fun adventures certainly made this trio tight. “People call us the ‘Three Amigos’ or ‘The Three Musketeers,’” the three roommates said in unison. They have each other on speed dial. “Everything we do together is an event,” said Lauren. “If they see Kelsey and me, they ask ‘where’s Keira?’ and vice versa.” Randomly-picked roomies Lauren and Kelsey were in room 151 of Knight. Keira, who met Lauren during freshman orientation, was at the opposite end of the hall in 123. The three knew going in that Knight’s lack of air conditioning would be the biggest challenge, but were undaunted. “We knew to come prepared with lots of fans,” said Keira. Originally from Denver, Kelsey had the hardest time with the Kentucky heat and