Who You Gonna Call? Pitt-Greensburg Students Can Join Paranormal Society’s Hauntingly Good Tour of Lynch Hall This Blue & Gold Weekend

Well gang, we’ve got another mystery on our hands. 

A paranormal ghost tour will be taking place on Thursday, Sept. 28 during the Blue & Gold Celebration from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Led by Revenant Entity Paranormal Society (REPS), this event will explore the lore, history, rumors and strange happenings that surround Lynch Hall. The tours are set to be in 30–45-minute slots and are available to reserve on the Blue & Gold Celebration webpage.

REPS investigators Ryan O’Shea and Jason Lampietro, conducted an initial investigation of Lynch Hall, and found evidence of activity in the attic, first floor, second floor, and basement, according to Julia Sefchek, one of the organizers behind the paranormal tour.

“During our preliminary investigation of Lynch Hall, we documented various unexplained auditory phenomena, potentially indicative of intelligent interaction, across multiple devices. We’ll share more about our findings during the tour,” said O’Shea and Lampietro.

This activity makes Lynch Hall a local hotspot for paranormal activities.

Students and faculty of the campus have also claimed to have had some strange encounters with the paranormal around Lynch Hall. Seeing ghostly figures, hearing voices, seeing doors opening and closing, and banging pipes are incidents that have been reported by some visitors, including Julia Sefchek. She recounted a story of a board meeting she had in Lynch Hall in which the banging pipes grew increasingly louder. Eventually, she jokingly communicated with the cause of the ruckus.

“At one point in the meeting I said ‘we get it, Commander,’” Sefcheck said.

The pipes were silent after that for the rest of the meeting. 

The strange happenings are often attributed to Lt. Cmdr. Charles Mckenna Lynch because Lynch Hall was his family home before it was sold to the university in the 1960s. Even now, his portrait hangs by the stairs, viewing anyone ascending to the second floor. 

Justin Antoszewski, the online campus communications and development associate whose office is located in Lynch Hall, has some ideas as to why the legend of Lt. Cmdr. Lynch’s ghost lives on. 

“The painting is the last real presence of him,” Antoszewski said. 

Lt. Cmdr. Lynch not only lived in Lynch Hall, but he also died in Lynch Hall in 1963. 

Even though the original inhabitants of the manor have since passed, their presence is still felt all throughout the building. Despite the 100-year anniversary of Lynch Hall’s construction, the ghost stories live on. Creaking doors, banging pipes, and strange noises are all a part of the occurrences reported by students and faculty alike. Perhaps even during the tour, the ghost of Lt. Cmdr. Lynch will pay you a visit.