Here at the College we often refer to ourselves as a family. In a way. It is a fictive family. If families provide a sense of connectedness, offer companionship, produce a core identity, nurture children s development, and establish a collective history, being a member of the Holy Cross community is much like being part of a large, fictive family. The blood turns purple.
Alumni do reach out to mentor recent graduates.
Close, lifelong relationships are born from four years of companionship and sharing and competing like siblings. I think the Holy Cross experience fosters more of a sense of family now than it did when it was a fraternal club. Changing Families by Stephanie Coontz. Compelling New Evidence that Fatherhood and Marriage are Indispensable for the Good of Children and Society by David Popenoe.