Founding Facts
What year was Emmanuel founded?
1919
Who is the head of the history department?
Dr. Fortin
What is the campus Saint Bernard's name?
Emma
Which building on campus was said to be a morgue from 1974 to 2002?
Old Julie Hall.
Julie Hall was built in 1957 as the college began to accept more on-campus students. In 1974 Beth Israel Hospital borrowed Julie Hall from EC to accommodate the hospital’s needs. It has been said that Beth Israel used the residence hall as a morgue from 1974 to 2002. Residents of Julie hall are sleeping in the same rooms that Beth Israel used to store all of their dead bodies. Students have reported that the halls do feel a little haunted and sometimes a chill goes down their spine when they are alone in the halls at night. This on-campus dorm has the highest possibility of being haunted, but it also has air conditioning.
What is the actual name of the JYC?
Jean Yawkey Center
Who founded Emmanuel College?
The Sisters of the Notre Dame
What is the catering service Emmanuel College uses?
Bon Appetit
What is our mascot's name?
Halo
Does St. Anne's have a documented ghost story?
Yes. In recent years, a student living on the fourth floor reported seeing a ghost in her dorm. She came home late one weekend night and didn’t want to wake her roommate. She entered the room leaving the lights off and quickly got ready for bed. When she got settled in bed she heard a cough from her roommate’s bed. She looked over and saw that the other bed was empty. Suddenly a girl appeared at the foot of her bed and stared straight at her. The student reached for her phone to call her roommate but when she looked back at where the girl had appeared she was already gone. Her roommate eventually responded saying that she was at her boyfriend’s apartment for the night. The student never saw the ghostly girl again, but would sometimes come back to the room only to find that her things had been moved around and rearranged.
Where is the Emmanuel College Green House?
4th floor Marian Hall
(T/F?) Emmanuel College was the first women's Catholic college in New England.
True!
Who is Moose? And where did he go?
Our old dog and his owner moved to Simmons. He is not allowed on their campus :(
Approximately how many clubs does Emmanuel have?
>50
On the fourth floor of this building a person reported a complete power outage. Stumbling around in the dark he felt a cold hard wall that he knew did not exist.
A security guard was making his rounds on the fourth floor of Admin when the lights suddenly went out and the hallway went pitch black. It was too dark for him to see where he was so he placed his hands on the wall and felt his way back to the main stairwell. He was heading towards the stairs when he felt a cold wall in his way. He was confused because he knew that no such wall existed. The security guard closed his eyes to say a quick prayer and when he opened them the lights were back on. He ran downstairs to campus safety to ask the other guards if they had noticed the power outage but none of them knew what he was talking about. The guard realized that if the other floors hadn’t lost power he would’ve been able to see the light from the third floor shining in the stairwells…
(T/F?) John F. Kennedy once gave the Emmanuel College commencement address.
True! 1949
(T/F?) One of the first dormitories on campus was St. James Hall.
True!
This Emmanuel College employee sends out numerous EC Weekend emails. He is also Emma's owner.
Daniel Darcy
What is Emmanuel College's fight song?
When the Saints Go Marching In
On what floor of Joe's is there a ghost often seen in the bathroom?
Years ago, a junior living on the second floor was in the bathroom brushing her teeth. She heard a shower curtain open behind her and through the mirror saw an unfamiliar girl step out of the shower. The girl instantly disappeared before the student could turn around. It has been said that the bathroom ghost will step out of the shower, dripping wet in her bathrobe and disappear. Students also have reported hearing wet footsteps in the hallway when no one is there.
(T/F?) Marian Hall was built during the building boom of the 1950s and 1960s to create more office and classroom spaces.
False. Marian Hall was originally a dorm hall, but when St. Anne’s Hall opened in 1962 Marian Hall was converted to faculty offices and classrooms.
What year did Emmanuel College become a coeducational school?
2001
What is the full name of Emmanuel's president?
Sr. Janet Eisner
What field does Emmanuel College use for home games and practice?
Clemente Field
What Emmanuel College buildings do not have documented ghost stories?
Loretto, the Library, WSC
What century was the Sisters of the Notre Dame founded in France?
19th Century (1804)