Kori, Wayne and Miles Frey are three siblings making their home at Bluffton University. Their older brother Paul Frey graduated in the spring of 2018.
Kori is a third-year social work and psychology double major. Wayne is a second-year criminal justice and psychology double major, and their younger brother Miles is an early childhood education major.
The siblings are from Kirby, Ohio, a small town 30 minutes east of Bluffton.
“It’s a pretty small town with about 103 people,” said Wayne Frey. “Our family makes up six of the 103 people.”
The Frey’s come from a small town and feel very at home with the community in Bluffton.
While attending Bluffton, Kori and Wayne wanted to help their fellow students, so they became Resident Advisors. Their older brother Paul was also an RA.
As a first-year, Miles is not able to be an RA yet. Although he does plan on applying next year.
“I might as well follow the family tradition,” said Miles.
The two brothers came to Bluffton for two very similar reasons. Both Wayne and Miles agreed part of the reason why they are at Bluffton is it gave them the opportunity to play on the Beavers baseball team. Wayne, like Paul, is a pitcher, and Miles is an outfielder.
Miles also said part of his decision was because Bluffton has a good education program. Kori had a similar reason for attending Bluffton.
“It’s a pretty small program so it’s nice, close-knit,” said Kori. “So, I have plenty of opportunities, and I can be close to my professor, and they can give me helpful advice and send me in the right direction.”
Kori said having her brothers on campus can be annoying because people will tell her about her brothers’ business and ask for her opinion on her brothers. Kori also said people will make jokes about her and her brothers, and it can make her uncomfortable when the jokes get out of hand.
Although Kori believes having her brothers on campus can have its annoying moments, her brothers think it is good. Wayne and Miles both said it is a good thing because if they ever need anything they always have someone they can talk to.
Wayne and Miles both said being on campus with their siblings is really close to being at home. Kori believes being on campus is better than being at home with her brothers.
Wayne also said home and Bluffton are very similar because they are both small communities. Instead of the three of them being four steps away from each other at home they are about five minutes away from each other on campus.
“I think we get along better at college cause we’re not like crowded in the same close quarters,” said Kori. “Where at home, we are all breathing down each other’s necks.”
