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BOILERMAKER
COUPLES
SHARE THE
STORIES OF
HOW THEY
MET AND
FOUND LOVE
AT PURDUE
INTERNATIONAL
LOVE STORY
Jimmy Chiu (AAE’05, PhD AAE’13)
and Marla Betsch (HHS’06, MS LA’08)
A mutual friend introduced us during a party at Jimmy’s
fraternity, Theta Tau. On our first date, we went to the
Purdue West Dairy Queen—what do you expect, he was
working for the campus computer lab! Jimmy was an
international student, which was so interesting to me
since I grew up in Indiana. We both stayed at Purdue
through grad school and eventually moved to California.
Sixteen years later, we’re married with our first baby—
and maybe future Boiler. —MARL A BET SCH
THE RIGHT
CHEMISTRY
Mark Herter (MSE’03, MS MSE’05)
and Sara (Smith) Herter (HHS’03)
We were introduced through mutual friends in the
fall of 2001. I was in chemical engineering at the
time, so at least in theory I was good at chemistry.
Sara was taking organic chem for her major and was
struggling. My roommate mentioned my chemistry
prowess and suggested that Sara ask me to tutor
her. She got a D in organic chemistry that semester.
—MARK HERTER
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