It’s a Love Story, Baby!

These FDU Couples Said ‘Yes’

The founders of FDU, Peter and Sylvia Sammartino, were also its first love story — it was during their courtship that they sat on a porch in Rutherford, N.J., and dreamed up a college. In the decades since they opened the University, countless others have found love on campus. Here, six alumni couples tell us their love stories.

A valentine shows a couple framed in a heart.
Sinclair and Stacey
A valentine shows a couple framed in a heart. In one photo, a woman gets a piggyback ride. In another, they kiss.
Christine and Alex
A valentine card shows a couple sitting at a table at a restaurant. In another square of the image, is a photograph of their old love letters.
Mark and Lori
A valentine shows a couple embracing outside, framed in a heart.
Mariana and Gilbert
A valentine shows a couple kissing framed in a heart.
Clarissa and Jacob
A valentine shows a couple framed in a heart and a flashback photo of them from the 1980s.
Tom and Heather