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