# @uosojc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DF57wM5yy3j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26638903-uosojc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-10T20:10:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Oregon SOJC (@UOSOJC) — https://gondola.cc/UOSOJC

## Caption

SOJC Duck Duos: Lyla Paru and Tessa Campbell 🦆💚

This duo met on their first day of the Face-to-Face First-Year Interest Group (FIG) with Derek Brandow. The pair entered as strangers and sat together, only to find out they were both in the SOJC direct-admit cohort! Three years later, they’ve now taken 19 classes together—not counting discussion courses.

Over the years, the two have made countless memories. “My favorite SOJC memory was taking Gateway with Lyla,” Tessa says. “Knowing what we knew about Gateway, we perfected our spring term schedule to have enough time for our Gateway projects and tanning. We would go to Gateway, get sandwiches from LLC, go straight to our secret tanning lawn, and then film our projects when the sun went down. We did this every single day of spring term.”

Even outside of the SOJC, the two are inseparable. They’re roommates, they were both part of a leadership committee in the same sorority, and they’re both on the hunt for the perfect pho. “We are pho connoisseurs and on a mission to find the best in Eugene. We are also workout buddies, travel partners, and sous chefs in the kitchen,” Lyla told us.

Lyla and Tessa are both very active around Allen Hall. Lyla is an advertising major and a strategist for UO Ad Team, is on the Oregon Innovation Challenge leadership team through the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, and runs her own hat brand. Tessa is a public relations major, an account supervisor for the Shelpful account in Allen Hall Public Relations, and the events director for UO’s Public Relations Student Society of America.

Through three years in Allen Hall, 19 classes together, and more, this Duck Duo proves that the SOJC isn’t just about education—it’s about friendships that will last a lifetime!

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of Oregon SOJC | @UOSOJC | https://gondola.cc/UOSOJC | University |
| McKenzie Martin | @Mckenziemartin.m | https://gondola.cc/Mckenziemartin.m | Social Media Intern |

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