Triplets on campus share their story
“It’s like living with roommates,” Kate Powers, junior, said.
For juniors Kate, Meg, and Molly Powers, sharing just about everything–even their birthday–is the norm. As triplets, they have been firsthand witnesses to the perks of having two familiar faces by their side at all times.
“(Being a triplet) has been really nice because I always know that I’m not alone on things,” Kate said. “For example, if I went to go join a club or just went to a new class, I always had two people with me.”
Never having experienced the fear of finding a partner to work with in a new class, the triplets have grown closer by sticking together at school.
“We always acted more like best friends than that typical sister relationship,” Kate said. “We … talk about the same people, teachers, or things going on in classes. And we’ll know what we are talking about.”
While the sisters enjoy sharing their experiences together, they also acknowledge that it can be tough at times, being constantly compared to one another.
“It is hard (at school) because there’s an extra level of competition. You’re constantly compared. I struggled with that in middle school, but now I’m just like ‘you know what? I’m my own person’,” Kate said.
Not only can it be tough for the triplets themselves, but also for their younger sister and freshman Paige Powers. However, Paige takes the family dynamic in stride.
“I think only having a 2-year age gap helps in how close we all are,” Paige said. “(My sisters) are now branching out and are going to be going down different paths … it will be interesting to see what they all decide to do.”
Nonetheless, from school projects to moving from Tennessee to California, the sisters are grateful for each other’s company through what can be struggling times.
“Because I share so many experiences with Meg and Kate, we’ve become best friends,” Molly Powers, junior said. “No matter where we move to, no matter what happens to our family, I’m always with my best friends. And I find a lot of solace in that”
The third triplet, Meg, feels the same close connection that the other two feel, but she admits that some things can get annoying.
“My favorite thing is always having people with me and supporting me everyday, however my least favorite thing is having people get us confused,” Meg said.
But Meg has not only gotten used to this, but also has embraced it, and everything else that comes with being a triplet–the good and the bad.
“I wouldn’t want to change it for the world,” Meg said.
