Chris ’18 and Meagan ’18 Ehl may be twins, but they didn’t expect to go to Bentley — or any other school — together. Never mind that their mother, Janet Ehl, has worked in Career Services since 2008. Or that their grandfather, Charles C. Ehl, was an associate dean in the 1970s (and part of the team that brought in the school’s first computer, a Honeywell 200).

But here they are, fellow Falcons soon to graduate, recounting the experience to a writer on Skype from their home in Reading, Mass. Their heads are bent together and a string of Christmas lights blinks in the background; an elbow is thrown on occasion to punctuate a good-natured jibe.

“We have different groups of friends that are somewhat connected,” says Chris, who is older by 18 minutes. “I went into college knowing we have a pretty distinctive last name.”

Though that name tied them together, classes, internships and extracurricular activities sent them on separate paths.

Chris joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and the golf team; he’s had internships with TripAdvisor, CyberArk and demandDrive. Meagan has been a peer adviser for the Study Abroad office. She spent one semester in Madrid, Spain, and another in Washington, D.C., as an intern with the Federal Trade Commission.

Mom Janet, director of recruiting and employer relations, stayed neutral on their attending Bentley, as Chris applied Early Decision and Meagan waited until the last second to commit. She has welcomed their regular visits to her office, whether it involves ferrying in something they forgot at home or listening to them argue about whose turn it is to gas up the car they share. Their friends stop by, too.

“I know more kids in the Class of 2018 than I have in any other class — and they’re great,” Janet says. “I’ve had a really unique experience as a parent.”

Chris has accepted a sales role at CyberArk in Boston, while Meagan’s aim to work in public policy could mean a return to D.C. Their divergent paths won’t be new. Neither will their support of each other as they step into the post-college world. They’re siblings — and now Falcons — forever.