Title
Interview with Sally Spencer-Thomas (Class of 1989) by Emma Kellogg
Sally Spencer-Thomas at Reunion 2019 (photo credit: Ellery Harkness)
Streaming Media
Interviewer Name
Emma Kellogg (Class of 2020)
Interview Date
6-1-2019
Interview Location
Brunswick, Maine
Document Type
Interview
Abstract
Sally Spencer-Thomas (Class of 1989) describes deciding to apply to Bowdoin after feeling valued during her campus visit. Considering fraternities, she recalls both the benefits of making friends through Delta Kappa Epsilon, but also the challenges of the heavy drinking culture and problematic attitudes about sex and relationships. Spencer-Thomas comments on her study-away experience at the University of Stockholm. She reminisces on studying Art and Psychology and mentions her painting sessions in the old morgue at Adams Hall. She reflects on the support of the Bowdoin community since the death of her brother, also an alumnus. Finally, she comments on her multi-generational view of Bowdoin by sharing her impressions of the College through the eyes of her father and son.
Unique ID
AOHP2019019
Recommended Citation
Spencer-Thomas, Sally, "Interview with Sally Spencer-Thomas (Class of 1989) by Emma Kellogg" (2019). Alumni Oral Histories. 17.
https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/alumnioralhistories/17