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Come Work Opening or Closing Day!

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Alums, Moms, Dads, Skip Year Girls, Friends of Greystone - this one is for you! Come join us for one of our Opening or Closing Days as we create the B...

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Alumna Spotlight: The Memories That Shaped Me

by Emmie

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Alumna Emmie Uffman Russell was a camper for six years and a counselor for two. She’s taking over the Blog today to share some of her favorite camp me...

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The Newly Renovated Council Fire

by Catherine

by Catherine

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Alumnae, we have shared with you updates on our Council Fire Renovation for the last few years, and it was with so much joy that we finally got to ann...

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Our 2023 Alumnae Sparks is Live!

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Greystone Alumnae, it’s time to celebrate you! We know you are missing your second-home…dear ‘ole Greystone…and today, we’re excited for your to jump ...

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All about Our 2023 Great Day Alumnae Weekend

by Catherine

by Catherine

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It’s been a little over a week since we waved goodbye to our alums after our 2023 Great Day Alumnae Weekend, and we’re still basking in the glow of ho...

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Join Us for the 2023 Great Day Alumnae Weekend

by Catherine

by Catherine

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Hello alums! Spring means that camp is almost here, and while most of you won’t be pulling in the gates on Opening Day, your chance to be at camp is c...

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Haley and Lindsey: Co-Counselors to Lifelong Best Friends

by Catherine

by Catherine

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We love highlighting our alum’s stories, and that is especially fun when we get to share about the friendships that connect Greystone Girls for decade...

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Help Work Opening or Closing Day!

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Are you a Greystone alumna or a Greystone parent who would love to be more involved in camp? We have a great opportunity for you! We are looking for s...

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Alumnae Stories: The Greystone Pranks that May (or May Not) Have Happened

by Sarah

by Sarah

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While so many aspects of Greystone have stayed the same over the years, many alumnae can point to some pretty significant changes at camp. It wasn’t t...

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Camp Weddings through the Years

by Catherine

by Catherine

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As a girls camp, it’s no surprise that we love a wedding, especially when it’s a camp wedding! While we don’t host weddings very often, we’ve had some...

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Alumnae Stories: Camp Friendships that Last

by Catherine

by Catherine

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For so many of us, camp is synonymous with friendship. You can’t think about the golden days of Greystone without remembering your bunkmate, Penpal, o...

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Our 2022 Alumnae Sparks is Live!

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Greystone Alumnae, it’s that time of year again! We know you are missing your second-home…dear ‘ole Greystone…and today, we’re excited to give you a l...

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Alumnae, We Want Your Updates!

by Catherine

by Catherine

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No matter if you were at Greystone for one year or twenty, if you joined us as a camper, staff member, or as a parent, we consider you a part of our c...

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Austin and Rob: A Greystone and Falling Creek Love Story

by Catherine

by Catherine

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While the love between friends is the real thing we celebrate this time of year, if you’ve heard our Main Campers request a “proposal story” at any of...

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Then and Now: Photos Through the Years

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Today we are taking a walk down memory lane, as we look at some of our “oldie but goodie” pictures from the past, and see how camp has changed (or sta...

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Alum Blog: What's It Like to Send Your Daughter to Camp?

by Catherine

by Catherine

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There are a lot of sweet moments that come from running a 100+ year old camp, but nothing beats seeing multiple generations of Greystone girls come th...

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Behind-the-Scenes of Last Summer's Unexpected Hit Class

by Catherine

by Catherine

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We offer over 70 (!) different activities for campers to choose from - everything from Waterpark to Archery to Metal Jewelry to High Adventure. In add...

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All the Ways Summer 2021 Brought Us Back to the Basics

by Catherine

by Catherine

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We’ve talked a lot about the unexpected joys summer 2021 brought. There’s no denying that out of our 103 years, this one was especially sweet, and the...

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All About Our New Honor Council Leadership Program

by Catherine

by Catherine

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There were so many wonderful things about summer 2021, but one of the sweetest? Launching our new Honor Council leadership program! Traditions run dee...

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Our 2021 Alumnae Sparks is Live!

by Sarah

by Sarah

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Greystone Alumnae, this one is for you! Staying in touch with YOU, our alumnae group, is very important to us. We always enjoy putting together a fres...

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Head Staff Goal Setting: Wrapping it Up

by Sarah

by Sarah

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As we are counting down the days to camp, we are here with our final update on our Head Staff goal setting series for the year. In the fall, we each c...

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Join a City Facebook Group - New Groups Added!

by Catherine

by Catherine

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One of the questions we get the most in the off-season is “how do I find other camp families in my area?” We LOVE hearing this, and we get it! There’s...

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Where Did Your Favorite Camp Song Come From?

by Laura

by Laura

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Do you ever wonder where we got all of our camp songs? From our campers and counselors, of course! Back in the years when Main Camp was 8 and then 7 w...

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Greystone Girl Spotlight: Addie Boedecker

by Catherine

by Catherine

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Our camp community reaches far and wide - there are over 30,000 Greystone alumnae, and that number grows every year! With a group that large, we know ...

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The Evolution of Greystone Food

by Catherine

by Catherine

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Today we’re diving deep into one of our favorite topics and yours: camp food! Even if you were last at camp decades ago, we bet you can remember that ...

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Head Staff Goal Setting: Progress Update

by Sarah

by Sarah

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It’s finally 2021, and we couldn’t be more excited over here at camp! It is finally the YEAR OF CAMP, and since we missed last summer, the countdown t...

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What's Going on in this Picture? 1920s and 30s Edition

by Catherine

by Catherine

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When you have 100 years of history (and 100 years of pictures to go with it!), there’s no shortage of fun memories and stories from the years gone by....

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Read Our Digital Alumnae Sparks

by Catherine

by Catherine

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Staying in touch with our alumnae is important to us, and every year we look forward to putting together a fresh and fun Alumnae Sparks. No matter if ...

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