Morton Twins Enjoy Wabash, Time Together
by Brandon Stewart '08
Although almost everyone can name one friend to whom they have always been inseparable, few can claim the closeness of Jarryd and Anthony Morton ’10.  The two brothers from rural Walkerton, Ind., are identical twins, and have "never spent a day apart," Jarryd admitted with a smile. Although they agree being someone’s twin is not something most people have to deal with, the brothers seem to be pleased with the arrangement. After applying for Early Decision to Wabash together, they even ended up choosing to rush the same fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta.
In addition to each other, they have two other brothers, one who is 15, the other, 19. The latter is currently in the military. The twins are interested in the theater, a passion they maintained from high school. That passion continued at Wabash with both brothers securing a role in The Elephant Man, as "lizard men, like sideshow exhibits." They both work part-time with Assistant Professor James Gross building sets and working on various projects for the theater department. They enjoy juggling their mounting responsibilities with the demanding academics of a Wabash education, although it has been strenuous at times. "I didn’t completely expect how tough the academics would be here," Jarryd said. Following up, Anthony added, "but we knew we wanted that challenge. And we didn’t want to be two out of 12,000," which is why they decided on Wabash together. Even though they have followed similar paths thus far in their lives, they admit college is beginning to aid in differentiating them. People are starting to notice "that we are different people with different interests," Jarryd said. While Anthony has somewhat cemented his interest in the theater, looking ahead to the New York Arts Program, Jarryd has become increasingly intent on pursuing law school with a possible emphasis in entertainment law.  Jarryd was initially attracted to Wabash’s small size, which, although larger than his 150 person high school, was still manageable. "I like not having to walk half an hour across campus like at Purdue," he said. He also cited the personal attention he has received as proof that he was correct in choosing a smaller-sized school.
Anthony reflected on his freshman semester of pledgeship saying he had really enjoyed "growing together as a pledge class" as well as forming stronger relations in these past four months than he had in his four years of high school. Jarryd echoed the remarks saying their decision to join a fraternity was motivated, more than anything else, in their desire to embrace everything Wabash had to offer. When asked how being twins played into their college decision, Anthony replied different sets of twins act different but there are those "that when one gets married, the other lives in the basement." After a quick grin he adds, "that’s the type we’ll be." Photos by Elijah Sanders '10
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