Theodore Rose Well House, Indiana University

On the Indiana University campus in Bloomington stands a small open shelter with an outsized reputation. The Theodore Rose Well House dates to nineteen oh eight and named for its benefactor, Theodore Rose. Its designer gave it an unusual shape: the structure is said to trace the outline of a Beta Theta Pi fraternity pin, reportedly built from materials salvaged from the old College Building.

But what made the Well House a campus legend is a tradition that outlasted its original function. Couples who kiss beneath its roof, the story goes, are destined to marry. The tradition has been running for generations, and the Well House has become one of Indiana University's most recognized symbols, appearing in countless graduation photographs and alumni memories.