Media Credit: Katie Thompson

Many students have a family tradition of attending Drury

By Sam Moore
Staff Reporter @ The Mirror

Drury is simply just an institution of higher learning for most people on this campus, just a place to get a degree. But to a certain few, Drury is a major part of their lives.

Senior Will Thompson and freshman sister Katie Thompson in particular have had extensive family history written here on campus. They've had their parents, older sister, uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandparents attend Drury. Their parents met here, as did some aunts and uncles.

When asked if there was any pressure to go here, Will said, "Dad said if I wanted him to pay for it, then I was coming here, but no real pressure cause this is where I wanted to go anyways." If you have kids are you going to "make" them come here: "I would like them to feel like they have all the options in the world."

Katie Thompson said, "There was some pressure to come, but I pretty much made the decision myself, being around Drury my entire life made me see how much Drury is its own little community and made me excited to come here."

Will and Katie's father, Wally Thompson, said, "My wife and I were very pleased with all of our kids going to Drury, we had intended on it for a long time."

Another notable Drury legacy is senior John Haden, whose father attended Drury. "There was kind of an underlying desire of my father's for me to come here. I grew up always hearing stories about Drury and all the good times of my dad and his friends."

There are several other legacies on campus, and many more to be made. Drury certainly is a place steeped in tradition that will continue to affect families for many years to come.