Here are 3 legends every Miami University student should know:
1. Don’t step on the ‘great seal’ before an exam
Legend has it that if a student steps on the school’s “great seal at the hub” — known as the center of the Oxford campus — the student will fail their next exam.
2. But do rub a turtle’s head before taking a test
The Tri-Delt Sundial was donated by the Delta Delta Delta sorority and is located in Central Quad. It has been said that if you rub one the heads of the sundial’s copper turtles before taking an exam, you will receive an ‘A,’ according to the university.
3. You’ve got a good chance of finding true love on campus
Perhaps the university’s most well-known tradition, Miami Mergers is a term for Miami students who marry other Miami students. Approximately 14 percent of all Miami alumni are married to another alum, and each year Miami mails a Valentine to merger couples and highlights the matches in university publications.
Legend has it that if you kiss your sweetheart at midnight while the lights are on in the Upham Arch at Upham Hall, you will eventually marry them, according to the university.
There is even merchandise available for mergers, and wedding locations on campus give booking privileges to the couples.
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