Encounters x313 - College Hauntings - Two Girls One Ghost

Transcript

Jonathan Van Ness (0:00)

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Sabrina (0:07)

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Jonathan Van Ness (0:08)

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Jonathan Van Ness (1:10)

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Summary

Two Girls One Ghost: Encounters x313 – College Hauntings

Hosts: Corinne Vien & Sabrina Deana-Roga
Release Date: January 8, 2026
Theme: Listener-submitted ghost stories centered on haunted college campuses and dorm experiences

Episode Overview

Kicking off the new year, Corinne and Sabrina dive into a series of supernatural tales set in and around college campuses. Leaning into nostalgia and the weird liminality of college life, the hosts read and react to listener-submitted encounters ranging from playful hauntings to chilling sightings, all with their signature warmth, humor, and curiosity. Alongside the stories, they reminisce about their own college experiences, Greek life, and what makes campus hauntings particularly potent.

Key Discussion Points & Story Highlights

1. Banter, New Year Reflections, and Setting the Scene

[02:02] Sabrina and Corinne reflect on New Year's resolutions (or their lack thereof), embracing "the slow life," and bond over a shared desire to shed adult pressures in favor of storytelling and community.
- Quote: "I resolve whenever. Time to resolve throughout the year." – Corinne [02:04]
- Quote: "Let's all just sit and tell ghost stories. I think that should be the new goal in life." – Corinne [03:52]
The episode introduces its theme: "Encounters from college. Ooh, Good university." [04:20]

2. Story #1: "Caleb’s Shadow" by Bri

[05:58] Bri recounts a surreal summer as an RA in a downtown Chicago dorm rumored to be haunted.
During a group sleepover, Bri and Sarah experience playful but unnerving antics—blanket tugs, cold drafts, and an encounter with a shadowy figure mimicking their friend Caleb’s unique silhouette. Upon checking, Caleb had never left his bedroom.
- Quote: "I saw Caleb's silhouette, a complete shadow, quickly walking forward out of the kitchen and then backstep back in..." – Bri (read by Sabrina) [07:13]
Both witnesses confirm the sighting, moving to stay with friends for safety.
Corinne and Sabrina riff on possible explanations—astral projection, familial attachments, and their favorite: ghostly pranksters.
Sabrina muses: "What if it was like the shadow is a spirit attached to Caleb, like a family member?" [09:29]

3. Story #2: "Haunted Sorority House Alpha Phi" by Michaela

[11:42] Michaela, sharing sorority memories, details how she and her roommate discovered mysterious porcelain dolls in a closet—a harbinger of bizarre hauntings to come.
Incidents include books flying off shelves during rush, unexplained footsteps and doors, but escalates when Michaela sees a "tall man in a hat under Lauren’s lofted bed." Frozen by fear, she later learns Lauren has seen the same man when alone.
- Quote: "Is it the man under my bed?" – Lauren (via Michaela) [16:18]
- Lauren’s own attempt to fight the apparition involved swinging a hair straightener under the bed—only to hit nothing.
Sabrina links their descriptions to notorious true crime figures, cranking up the chill factor.
- Quote: "Not to immediately go to murderers, but, like, Ed Kemper, Ted Bundy..." – Sabrina [16:37]
Corinne and Sabrina suspect a connection to the porcelain dolls and ponder whether the haunting is rooted in student activities or brought in from outside.

4. Story #3: "Haunted Dorm Room and Cow Ghost" by Ben

[21:37] Ben, self-proclaimed energy-sensitive student at North Dakota State University, shares escalating incidents:
- Low male voices in his room when alone.
- His lanyard unhooking and "flying across the room" with no explanation.
- On a campus ghost tour, learning his dorm had a history of student suicides.
Ben’s friend recounts seeing the apparition of the building’s namesake, angry her married name was used instead of her maiden name.
A lighter legend: The phantom "Butter Cow," whose spectral mooing haunts the south end of campus.
- Quote: "It is said that students who walk around on the south end of campus at night may hear mooing and sometimes a spectral cow appears..." – Ben (read by Sabrina) [26:16]
Corinne is obsessed: "I'm obsessed with this cow and this legend for the school. What a cool, unique story." [26:35]

5. Story #4: "Growing Up in a Haunted College Dorm" by Maisie

[28:50] Maisie shares a rare perspective—growing up in a college dorm at Arizona Western College, where her parents coached sports and acted as resident heads.
Vivid memories include:
- Seeing two ghostly men, one in a straw hat and overalls, speaking to her as a child—later corroborated by her grandmother’s journals.
- Recurring encounters with the short, brown-haired ghost under her bed, who once startled her awake by yelling.
  - Quote: "He popped up from underneath and yelled. Startled me awake. And then he vanished." – Maisie (read by Corinne) [33:36]
- A dorm room with oppressive, "suffocating" energy that everyone avoided.
Maisie reflects on the possibility of being protected by benevolent spirits, family rituals, and the power of land and ancestral memory.

6. Story #5: "Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Dorm Hauntings" by Melissa

[41:08] Melissa, inspired by classic horror tales, describes her time at an old Pennsylvania campus with buildings dating back to the 18th century.
Friends see Revolutionary War-era apparitions out their windows; Melissa experiences audio-visual anomalies (e.g., footsteps "in the air above my head"), ghostly presences, and relics of the dorm's past as a seminary.
A protective herbal sachet from her Romani grandmother seems to antagonize a particular spirit—telepathically defended with, "I have never done anything to you." [48:51]
- Quote: "It radiated insult. ...Someone clearly saying, 'I have never done anything to you.' And then it was gone." – Melissa (read by Sabrina) [48:51]
Corinne and Sabrina embark on a live "research hunt" to identify the campus, eventually settling on Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA.
The segment is layered with campus nostalgia, deep-dive detective work, and personal connections.

7. Personal Reflections & Tangents

The hosts reminisce about their own college lives, sorority traditions, student pranks, and the aesthetics of various campuses.
Discussion of "house mothers" in sororities [18:04], the importance of campus grass quality (!), and amusing stories from their college days.
Listeners are enthusiastically invited to continue submitting stories and to join Patreon/book club events.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Resolutions:
"I don't do those. ...I resolve whenever. Time to resolve throughout the year." – Corinne [02:04]
On Paranormal Playfulness:
"It's terrifying in the sense that you don't want this to happen to you, but it's also playful and I'm curious about this entity." – Corinne [09:10]
On Shared Ghost Experiences:
"Is it the man under my bed?" – Lauren (via Michaela), shocking confirmation for both roommates. [16:18]
On Campus Urban Legends:
"It is said that students who walk around on the south end of campus at night may hear mooing and sometimes a spectral cow appears..." – Ben (read by Sabrina) [26:16]
On Childhood Hauntings:
"He popped up from underneath and yelled. Startled me awake. And then he vanished." – Maisie (read by Corinne) [33:36]
On Ghostly Defensiveness:
"Someone clearly saying, 'I have never done anything to you.' And then it was gone." – Melissa (read by Sabrina) [48:51]
On the Enduring Appeal of Ghost Stories:
"Let's all just sit and tell ghost stories. I think that should be the new goal in life." – Corinne [03:52]

Timestamps for Key Segments

[02:02] – [04:27]: New Year musings, slow living, episode theme introduction
[05:58] – [09:10]: Story: "Caleb's Shadow" by Bri
[11:42] – [17:56]: Story: "Haunted Sorority House Alpha Phi" by Michaela
[21:37] – [26:35]: Story: "Haunted Dorm Room and Cow Ghost" by Ben
[28:50] – [36:44]: Story: "Growing Up in a Haunted College Dorm" by Maisie
[41:08] – [52:16]: Story: "Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Dorm Hauntings" by Melissa
Throughout: Hosts' commentary, college tales, detective work on story settings

Tone & Style

Warm, hilarious, and a little witchy.
The hosts keep it conversational and light, even amid genuinely creepy tales, often poking fun at themselves and riffing off listeners’ stories with both skepticism and genuine wonder.

For New Listeners

This episode is a treasure trove of haunted college campus stories—some playful, some unsettling, all relayed with the familiar, friendly banter that has made Two Girls One Ghost "the most haunted podcast in America." If you’ve ever wondered what walks the halls of empty dorms at night, this episode is for you—just don’t be surprised if you start watching the shadows beneath your bed a little more closely.

"See you on the other side." 👻