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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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Catherine Elbaum
Head Counselor
After spending her whole life at Greystone, Catherine is excited to be joining the camp year-round team! A camper for 12 summers and a counselor for 4, Catherine will be working on counselor hiring, camper engagement, and many other details that combine to make Greystone better every year. Catherine graduated from Wofford College and now lives in Raleigh with her husband, Peter, and dog, Ben.
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Camp Weddings through the Years
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Contest Winner: Our New Fort Activity
We love a good contest around here, and we love a contest winner announcement even more! You submitted SO many incredible ideas for our Fall Contest. ...
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Check Out the 2022 Greystone Photobook
Summer 2022 is in the rearview now, but we have one last resource to share to help you reminisce on our (latest) best summer ever: the 2022 Greystone ...
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Our Favorite New Devotion Resources
January is the perfect time of the year to start new habits, and what better habit to foster this year than your spiritual growth! We have a great lis...
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Alumnae Stories: Camp Friendships that Last
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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23 Camp Moments We’re Excited for This Year
Happy 2023, Greystone Girls! And even more excitingly, we can finally say “happy camp year” again. Here in Tuxedo, we are always anticipating the next...
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Your (and Our!) Favorite Moments from Summer 2022
Plans are already well underway for summer 2023, but we couldn’t let the year end without reflecting one last time on just a few of the magical and me...
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New Video: Why Greystone?
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What's It Like to Stock the Greystone Store?
If you’re anything like us, holiday shopping is in full swing at your house! ‘Tis the season for making your list, checking it twice, and finding the ...
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Christmas List to Packing List: Our Best Gift Ideas
We love gift-giving here at Greystone (we’re even doing our own office secret Santa exchange next week!). We think it matters, and not just because it...
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What’s it Like to be a First-Time Counselor at Greystone?
This time of year is peak staff application season for us, and here in Tuxedo, we are busy talking to prospective counselors, reading applications, an...
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Video Series: Growing in the 4-Fold Way at Greystone
On Monday, we shared with you a few of the things our campers learned at Greystone last summer. Those lessons ranged from silly to serious and everyth...
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What Do You Learn at Greystone? Hear from Our Campers!
Since 1920, parents have greeted their daughters on Closing Day with some version of “you have grown so much!” Physical growth is a part of that of co...
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Introducing the Greystone T-shirt Challenge
Camp t-shirts have become a bit of a currency around here; nothing makes our campers cheer more than hearing that a shirt giveaway is coming in their ...
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Camp Recipes to Make for Your Friendsgiving
‘Tis the season for gratitude and long meals with the people we love, complete with great food and even better conversation - all things we LOVE here ...
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Crowd Sourced: How Do You Display Your Camp Memories?
There’s a reason your trunk feels much fuller going home than it did on your way to camp (and it’s not just that all those dirty clothes seem to have ...
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Alumnae, We Want Your Updates!
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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What's it Like to Have a Birthday at Camp?
Birthdays at camp are SO special! If you’re lucky enough to celebrate a birthday at Greystone, you’ll have a party that day with your cabin (complete ...
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New Video: The Camper and Counselor Relationship
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Your Answers: What Do You Want Your Counselor to Know?
The camper-counselor relationship is like nothing else; your counselor takes care of you like a mom but is also a big sister and a best friend. It’s s...
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New Fall Contest: Pick a New Activity for the Fort
We love a good contest around here, and our Fall 2022 Contest is an especially fun one: we’re giving you the chance to pick a brand new activity for t...
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Staff Blog: What No One Told Me about Working at Greystone
All of our staff applications are now officially live, and we’ve already begun praying for the 2023 staff the Lord will put together. It’s one of our ...
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The New-Staff Application is Finally Live!
First-year staff, you have been SO patient since we released our returning staff application a couple of weeks ago, and the time has finally come. Our...
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Meet Our Summer 2022 Concert Artists (and a Playlist!)
The summer concert series has become a favorite tradition at Main Camp, and it’s not hard to see why! Picture yourself hanging out on the Pageant Cour...
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What Is It Like to Be a Senior-Senior?
Each girl’s camp experience is as unique as she is, and we all have different memories and moments that set each summer apart in our minds. If you’re ...
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10 Lessons from Summer Camp to Remember this School Year
Your Chaco tan has faded and you’ve put away your trunk for the year. As the leaves start to change, those golden days at Greystone can seem so far aw...
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The 2023 Returning Staff Application Is Live!
The title says it all: returning staff, we want you back so badly, we just couldn’t wait! Our first-year staff application will open in two weeks (on ...
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Welcome Anne Hayden to Our Year-Round Team!
Every day at Greystone is great, but the rare days we get to introduce you to a new team member might be the best of all! We are thrilled to welcome A...
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Catch Up on Our Summer 2022 Videos
The summer may be over, but we’ll never be done reliving all of the incredible memories we made together in 2022! And what better way to remember all ...