Micki and Barry Leventhal

I lived at Collegiate Village Inn when I started at UCF in 1991. I was calling my family on the pay phone (no cell phones back in the day) to tell them I was settling in and loving everything. Across the courtyard, two guys approached. We made some small talk, but it wasn’t anything more than meeting new friends.
Barry and I instantly became close as friends, but one day he mentioned that his fraternity was going to be attending a comedy show at the student auditorium. Barry asked me if I wanted to go to dinner at Wild Pizza and attend the Jeff Dunham show with him. I happily accepted.
From that moment on, things felt different. We spent each day exploring everything UCF had to offer. Studying, relaxing, or “Movie Knight” by the fountain, attending classes with outstanding professors, cheering on our sports teams, getting social with Greek life or supporting philanthropic events…I could go on and on! 31 years later, our kingdom is thriving! We have two incredible children, successful careers, and continue our lifelong friendships with our fellow AlumKnights. Every homecoming, we return to UCF, reminisce, and reaffirm that it was all “love at first Knight!”