Jimmy Link and Aly Mullen, 2019 graduates of Penn State Abington, recently got engaged in the same place their relationship started.

Link and Mullen met as official campus tour guides known as the Lion Ambassadors (LAs), and they remained friends after graduating from Abington. Their group of LAs went out together at least once a month.

“I wanted to go out with just Aly, and it took a little while, but I eventually asked her out in April 2022,” said Link.

Eight months later, he invited Mullen to go out for breakfast and do some Christmas shopping. They wrapped up the day with a surprise visit to campus.

“I was wondering where to propose, and I decided that the corniest spot, but the best spot, would be at Abington where it all started,” Link said.

He took Mullen on a “tour” as if she was a prospective student.  “I told her about this girl I met at Penn State Abington, and I pointed out different places and the memories that we had at each spot. At the end, I asked Aly if she had any questions for me, like we would do when we were LAs. She asked me how much did I love this girl? I said ‘I love her so much,’ and I got down on one knee in front of the lion shrine. Aly’s first words were, ‘No way,’“ Link said. “We had known each other so long at that point, and it felt so natural.”

Their wedding is set for June 8. Their parents and siblings graduated from University Park, and, except for Aly’s mom and brother, the family members were enrolled at Abington at some point.

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