6B / SPC CONTACT ❤ Freshman run. Thc BIG 12 NORM Big 12 for glimpse at there's son. Three v with seve the confe in the top 7 Texas a there wa each has into the n pioship. The n. The p HOW WE MET // MEGAN ELLIOTT & BRENT F. CROUCH > All great relationships had to start somewhere. Contributed rbats Worth the wait: Megan Elliott and Brent Feppers Crouch, both Overland Park seniors, lived five minutes apart growing up. The couple didn't meet until freshman year at KU. when the cops showed up at a mutual friend's house party. Megan Elliott and Brent Feppers Crouch lived just five minutes away from each other during high school, but didn't meet until their freshman year at KU. Elliott and Feppers Crouch, both Overland Park seniors, ended up flirting and wrestling in the grass the first night they met A year later, Elliott and Feppers Crouch saw each other again. Soon after, Feppers Crouch reached out to Elliott's roommate in hopes of getting Elliott's phone number. "I thought it was cute that he was putting the effort in," Elliott says. The couple went on their first date at Zen Zero, where they had to wait a long time for a table on Valentine's Day sophomore year. "We both really nervous," Elliott says. The couple say they are silly together. They enjoy trivia night at Wayne & Larry's, even though they're not very good at it. "We like to pretend to be kitties," Elliott, owner of two cats says. "I don't really like cats." Feppers Crouch says as they both laugh. The couple say they meow at each other and meow songs together. Elliott and Feppers Crouch will celebrate their two-year anniversary on Valentine's Day, 2011. HOW WE MET // ZACH WRIGHT & KYLIE NUTT BECCA HARSCH Zach Wright poked Kyle Nutt before he even knew her. Granted, it was just on Facebook. The relationship began when Wright saw Nutt's picture on his friend's Facebook wall and was immediately enticed. "I thought she was beautiful and asked my friend to introduce us," Wright, Cedar Park, Texas junior, says. > All great relationships had to start somewhere Wright thought his friend mentioned him to Nutt, Shawnee senior, but after the friendly Facebook poke she responded with 'Do I know you?' Wright says. Nutt admits she had no idea who Wright was at the time. "To be honest, I thought he was kind of creepy," she says. Contributed photo After Wright explained how he found her on a mutual friend's wall and thought she was beautiful, the two began talking regularly. It's been three years and the couple is still happily together. They enjoy playing with their new puppy, having a regular date night on Thursdays and traveling. "I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend," Nutt says. Friend request: A Facebook poke initiated the relationship between Kylie Nutt, Shawnee senior and Brian Wright, Cedar Park, Texas junior. Luckily, she didn't think he was too creepy. ELLEN SHEFTEL CATCH OF THE WEEK // MATT ARAIZA > Our weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea HOMETOWN: Plano, Texas MAJOR: Communications & Spanish YEAR: Junior INTERESTED IN: Men FAVORITE MUSIC: Britney Spears and Selena NICKNAME: Gorda comes from my NOTICES FIRST IN A POTENTIAL PARTNER: Eyes and smile. Eyes give more depth and a mysterious aspect to a guy that makes him more intriguing. I also love when a guy has dimples and cracks a side smile. Something about that is just sexy. NICKNAME: Gorda comes from my tendencies of eating all of the time. Gorda is "chubby" in Spanish. I'm always cooking for myself and others. TURN ONS: Tall, good teeth, ability to make me laugh, confidence and knows how to cook. TURN OFFS: Guido-styled hair, bad breath, dirty fingernails, hairy feet and ogre-esque etiquette. INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Laughing really loudly, being super sarcastic, swimming, shopping and dancing. I really will dance anywhere. In my office, in my underwear, in my apartment, out at bars or out on the marching field. When a bombastic song pops into my head, I just have to work it out! WHY I M A CATCH: I'm very outgoing and I don't take myself too seriously. I'm a total domestic diva and I love to have a good time. BECCA HARSCH would like to congratulate its amazing new Alpha class. 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