Grove City College

Students will frequently hear the rhythmic chant “Wolf Creek” during the warmth of fall or spring. Friends will creek a peer if his girl said “yes” to the big question or for other significant occasions. Creeking involves carrying the fellow student across campus chanting “Wolf Creek” and then depositing him in the muddy water. Girls are infrequently creeked, but they may be expected to give their slimy new fiancé a hug after he gets his mud bath. Due to a change in Wolf Creek’s water flow, creeking may soon be banned as unsafe.

Sororities and fraternities frequently pick a person of the opposite sex as their sweetheart. The sweetheart is viewed as the only one, outside of the fraternity or sorority, worthy of wearing their colors or letters. Sweethearts are often creeked.

“Don’t walk on the quad” is a common yell during the spring months when a student takes a rebellious stroll across the central patch of lush grass. Years ago, an endowment agreement designated funding for the college if students agreed not to walk on the central plot of grass on campus. Urban legend has it that a sniper lives in the science building and shoots at any rebellious quad-walkers. However, many students voluntarily honor the tradition and leave the central plot of grass alone.

Rainbow Bridge is a favorite campus spot for a romantic moment. The stone bridge arches over Wolf Creek. If an upperclassman guy kisses a freshman girl on that bridge, she becomes a “Grover.”

RAs often encourage their freshmen to practice a song and then serenade members of the opposite sex. At the beginning of the semester, girls can be seen crooning to a male audience on and near Memorial Lawn. Guys, in their turn, congregate in MAP’s inner quad where windows are jammed with an enthusiastic female audience.

For many prospective students, the Christian presence is a large factor in their decision process. Below are details and opinions regarding Grove City’s Christian atmosphere.

Grove City College states and enforces rules regarding academic honesty, alcohol and drug use, and sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct, including premarital sex or homosexual behavior, will result in suspension, at least until the end of the semester.

Grove City College offers approximately 50 chapel opportunities per semester and requires that students attend 16 chapels per semester for graduation.

Grove City College encourages students to attend a local church of their choice and offers numerous religious and service organizations.