College and marriage
Where she met Billy.
Three consecutive Lagniappe volumes now trace Gwen from a freshman in 1951 to a junior in 1953, majoring in Home Economics and belonging to Phi Mu. By 1952 she was secretary of the Campus Women’s Council and active in the Wesley Foundation. In 1953 she was Phi Mu’s secretary, served on the Panhellenic Council, belonged to Blue Jackets, and reported for the Home Economics Club. [51] [52] [53]
The yearbooks document Gwen’s college life, but not where she met Billy. That part remains family history, strengthened by Billy’s own attendance at Tech and the indexed July 1954 engagement announcement. [1] [9]
The paper trail resumes during wedding week: a July 27 marriage-license notice, several parties, and an August 3 tea given by Peggy and her mother, where Gwen received a silver serving tray engraved with her initials. The sequence fits the family’s August 8 wedding date, although no printed announcement stating that date has yet been found. [54]
Strong inference