Friday, March 6, 2009

Story of Helen-The Residential Ghost

While studying in the lounge you can expect to hear a multiple array of noises. Some of these noises are keyboards being typed on, pencils being drug along notebooks, music faintly escaping the headphones of the girl next to you, and even sometimes Helen. Helen is the residential ghost of Knotts Hall. There are a number of stories of how she came about to be here but the one I was told was this one. Helen was a student here years ago studying to be an elementary school teacher. One night her boyfriend came over to help her study for an exam. It came to be that they got into a fight and her boyfriend killed her, or so some think. No one knows if she was actually murdered or if she killed herself. The story goes on to say that Helen still walks the halls and hides in the bathroom and study lounges. Some girls say they have been in the study lounge late at night and heard scratching noises on the walls and tables. Others have heard the door close when no one was coming in or out. Some of the girls that live on the floor have tried to organize a sleepover in the lounge to see if they can see or hear Helen, but it has always fallen through.

3 comments:

  1. I live in Brayton hall and I have heard stories of that going on over there too. I think that is super freaky! I couldn't handle hearing something like that!

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  2. Wait, so the girl killed herself because she and her boyfriend got into a little fight? Wow, that’s bad. Scratching noises too? I think some of the girls in your dorm need to go to sleep more often. Nice story though.
    -Julia St. John

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  3. This is very interesting! This would be a nice addition to your paper.

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