GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College invites the community join the campus in celebrating the 2008 Homecoming Oct. 17-19. The weekend features traditions like the Homecoming Parade, the and the Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony, which honors Anne (Golden ’81) McClelland, Jerome Nairne ’76, Douglas Muetzel ’80 and William Smith Jr. ’69 on Oct. 17 in Mary Anderson Pew Hall.
A number of events are open to the public, including:
Wednesday, Oct. 15
9-11 p.m. ~ Bonfire and pep rally with the Wolverine Marching Band,
cheerleaders and football team – IM fields
Thursday, Oct. 16
8 p.m. ~ Homecoming Praise and Worship Service with the Rev.
James D. Funyak ’95 – Crawford Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 18
All day ~ WSAJ live broadcast – Ketler Residence Hall Patio
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ~ Crimson Connection store offering 15 percent off
of merchandise – 231 S. Broad St.
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Bookstore open – Breen Student Union
9:30-9:45 a.m. ~ President Richard G. Jewell ’67 Homecoming
welcome – Breen Student Union
8:30 a.m. ~ Women’s alumni soccer game – Varsity field
9 a.m. ~ Women’s alumni lacrosse game – IM fields
9 a.m. ~ Women’s water polo alumni game – Physical Learning
Center competition pool
10 a.m. ~ Women’s rugby game – IM fields
10:15 a.m. ~ Men’s Alumni Soccer Hall of Fame introductions/alumni
game (10:30 a.m.) – Varsity field
10:30 a.m. ~ Men’s alumni water polo game – Physical Learning
Center competition pool
11 a.m. ~ Men’s alumni lacrosse game – IM fields
11 a.m. ~ Ultimate Frisbee alumni game – IM fields
11 a.m. ~ Women’s alumni volleyball game – Physical Learning
Center Arena
11 a.m. ~ Homecoming Parade – “Tradition is Always in Style:
Decades” – upper campus, Pine to Broad Street
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Lunch, cost is $8.50 for adults and $4.40 for
children – MAP Café, Hicks Café
Noon ~ Women’s alumni rugby game – IM fields
Noon-4 p.m. ~ Future Grovers Activity Center, Hospitality Tent,
Greek Village and more – Quad
1:15 p.m. ~ Float awards/pre-game show – Thorn Field
2 p.m. ~ Grove City College vs. Thomas More football game – Thorn
Field
Half-Time ~ Wolverine Marching Band performance and crowning of
2008 Homecoming Queen and King – Thorn Field
5 p.m. ~ Men’s alumni basketball game – Physical Learning Center
Arena
Sunday, Oct. 19
10:30 a.m. ~ Homecoming Worship Service with the Rev. Richard R.
Cessar ’73 – Harbison Chapel