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► GENERAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME: maya ross crawford

AGE: 19

DATE OF BIRTH: may 21st

ZODIAC: gemini

GENDER: cis female

OCCUPATION: student athlete

SEXUALITY: heterosexual

SCHOOL: ohio state university

CURRENT RESIDENCE: dorm room with dylan hart 

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single

► BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: greenwich, connecticut 

EDUCATION LEVEL: college freshman

FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS: aydin and adam crawford - fathers ; stephanie crawford - sister. 

► LIKES/DISLIKES

+ pushing boundaries, having plans, flirting, clear lip gloss, snapchatting - being told ‘no’, staying in, lame parties

► BIOGRAPHY 

When Aydin Cevdet’s parents immigrated from Turkey, they had one goal in mind: raise their newborn son to be as successful as possible. They devoted all of their time, money, and resources into ensuring he had access to the best educational institutions: whether it was undergrad at Cornell or law school at Yale. Whatever Aydin set his mind to, he succeeded tenfold. It wasn’t soon after landing partner at one of the state’s leading firms that Aydin met Adam Crawford. For someone who normally found himself to be an easy navigator of social situations, it was the first time he had ever been truly lost for words. It was love at first sight for him. Aydin knew he wasn’t an easy person to love, and that his work schedule didn’t help circumstances, so it didn’t take him long to realize he had to lock down Adam - the first person who had ever truly seen him. It took a year and a lot of convincing, but Aydin would never forget the happiness he felt the day Adam agreed to make the big move to Connecticut. 

If Stephanie Crawford came into the world like a lamb, Maya was the lion. From the very moment Aydin and Adam laid eyes on their youngest daughter, they knew she was going to be a handful and then some. Boisterous and bossy from day one, she brought a splash of chaos to their perfectly calm world.

Though they were two different sides of a coin, Maya and Stephanie were inseparable from the first day they brought Maya home. They complemented each other in ways that no one could have ever expected or planned for. Where Steph was reserved and guarded, Maya was loud and outgoing. Maya looked up to Steph and wanted to be around her, and her friends, at all times. 

Despite being biologically Aydin’s, Maya never really felt like she had truly inherited any of his traits (apart from their striking resemblance). Aydin had never earned anything less than an A in school, where Maya struggled to learn how to read. A parent-teacher conference in the spring of Maya’s kindergarten year was the first time they saw the crack in their perfect facade. Their beautiful baby was being recommended for retention. Through countless afternoons at Sylvan Learning Center, Maya finally found herself keeping pace with some of her classmates. It was clear she’d never be the straight A student her father hoped she’d be, but it was enough to pass.

Maya’s childhood was truly picturesque as Aydin and Adam spoiled their daughters unabashedly. Whether it was dance class for Steph or trying every sport in the book for Maya, the girls were able to explore any and all interests. At the end of the day, though, the Crawford family was a tight-knit group that ran on love and laughter.

When high school rolled around, Maya truly began to thrive. A social butterfly by nature, she had friends in all different kinds of friend groups, which meant she never went without a party or gathering to attend.

It had been crystal clear to Maya that academics were never going to be her thing, so she threw her time and attention into the one thing she knew she’d succeed at: volleyball. After starting on varsity for the entire four years of her high school career, Maya landed an athletic scholarship at Ohio State University. Despite her fathers insisting that she didn’t need a scholarship and could go wherever she wanted, Maya decided to take the coach up on the opportunity to visit the campus. It wasn’t three seconds after stepping foot on the quad that Maya knew, in the depths of her heart, that OSU was where she belonged. The frat party she attended that night, with the girls from the team that she was staying with, only sweetened the deal. She was obsessed with everything the school had to offer: from the respected athletic program to the greek life.

Her fathers had hardly been surprised when she insisted that she was going to go with a completely random roommate for her freshman year. Though it could have been potentially bad, the heaven and stars aligned and gave her the gift of Dylan Hart. Rushing a sorority was a given. There was no way Maya wasn’t going to be a sorority girl, and when she saw the Delta Zeta house on her visit, she knew she wanted to be in the white house on 15th Ave.