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  • Ghost ReconRafael Chandler, designer of popular video games such as Ghost Recon 2, is a Longwood graduate, class of ’99.
  • Four national sororities, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Kappa Delta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau, were all founded at Longwood.
  • A secret society at Longwood will celebrate its 110th birthday next year.
  • Rebecka Boyd Jewelry DesignsPeople all over the world buy jewelry designed by Longwood graduate Rebecka Boyd, class of ’97.
  • The female-male ratio at Longwood is 2:1.
  • Longwood gets great bands! Yellow Card, Something Corporate and Bowling for Soup, for example, rocked campus recently.
  • Hundreds of Longwood students wallow in the mud each fall for the annual Oozeball tournament.
  • Indebleu
    Indebleu - DC's hottest new club
    Indebleu, Washington, DC’s hottest new multi-tiered club/restaurant was started by Longwood graduate Arjun Rishi, class of ’87
  • Longwood’s annual Oktoberfest and Spring Weekend bring students, friends and alumni together for a party that rivals any homecoming. (Who needs a football team?)
  • You can study in Europe through Longwood’s study abroad program, or in more tropical locales, such as the Caribbean or Latin America.
  • Actor Ransford Doherty, class of ’97, left Longwood for L.A to appear in hit movies and shows, such as ER, Malcom in the Middle, NYPD Blue and MTV’s Undressed.