The Moes

Mollie (Frenza) ’06 and Alexander Moe ‘05

Alex and I met during our sophomore year at Eastern. We both lived in Low Rise, he in “blue doors” and I in “orange doors.” Alex claims he saw me walk across the courtyard after one of my field hockey games in full uniform and was hooked from there. I played field hockey for Eastern all four years. After seeing me a few more times in the courtyard, Alex apparently turned to our mutual friend Matt Chieffo while sitting on the picnic tables and said, “That’s the girl I’m going to marry.” I still don’t believe he said it but Matt, who was a groomsman at our wedding, backs Alex up to this day!

We were officially introduced around Thanksgiving in Hurley Hall and became very good friends our sophomore year, but didn’t start dating until the summer going into junior year. We’ve been together ever since, and were married on June 26, 2009.

We’ve gone through our ups and downs but always support one another. Alex has supported me in furthering my education to obtain my M.S. in Education and then my Sixth Year certification in school counseling. I’ve seen him grow and mature in the professional arena, and he is now celebrating his 10th anniversary with his company. We’ve built a life together and our biggest accomplishment and adventure is our daughter, Emilia, who was born in 2014. I think what helped us build such a strong connection was being friends first. We literally met as kids at Eastern and have grown together. Without the University as a common ground for us, I don’t know where we would be. (The Moes are expecting their second child this spring!)