Beneficence (statue) - Campus Lore

Campus Lore

Some students believe that one way to find one's true love is to sit under Benny and kiss him or her with closed eyes. If Benny's wings flap, then the love is true; if no flapping occurs, then the love is not meant to be. It also has been said that Benny cries tears of blood when a virgin graduates from Ball State. Another myth suggests that the ashes of each of the five Ball Brothers rest in individual urns on the top of the respective pillar; however, all five brothers are buried at Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie. Perhaps the most notable legend states that a female student is not officially a coed until she is kissed by a male student beneath the statue.