When you think back on your time at camp, what do you remember? Every decade has its most beloved food, its favorite overnights, its coveted levels to pass in particular activities. As you reminisce about your time at Greystone, check out these memories and events during these Greystone decades:
Favorite Activities in the 1920s
- Canoeing
- Horseback riding
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Dance (Aesthetic and Folk)
- Theatrics
- Bible
1920 Swimming Levels
The original swimming levels in the 1920s included: Minnows, Sunfish, Sharks, and Whales.
1930s Banquet Cup Awards:
Archery
Land Sports
Horsemanship
Water Sports
Trips taken in the 1930s:
Bus trips to Biltmore
Overnights to Lake Lure
Horseback trips to town
Hiking at Mt. Mitchell
1930s Canoe Fleet:
12 Old Town Canoes
4 Rowboats
Large Fishing Boat
Johnson Sea Horse Speed boat
Favorite 1930s Landsports:
Basketball
Baseball
Ring Tennis
Volleyball
1940s Facility Improvements:
- Installed a loudspeaker system
- Purchased new docks
- Expanded the Infirmary
- Enlarged the Dining Hall
- Refurbished the Counselor’s Hut
- Added new cabins
Favorite 1940s Evening Programs:
- Stunt Night
- Odds vs. Evens Basketball Game
- Quiz Program and “Shadow Party”
- Dance Nights (all girl dances and boy-girl dances)
- Book Night
Favorite Foods of the 1950s: French toast Homemade rolls Peaches with hard sauce Chocolate and lemon stacks Faye’s fried chicken
Banquets in the 1950s: 1951: Land of Oz 1952: World Flight 1954: Alice in Wonderland 1956: Under the Sea 1959: The Circus Comes to Greystone
1950 Favorite traditions: Flag Ceremony Lighting candles Singing “The Lord’s Prayer” Councl Fire Being a Table Girl Challenge Day
1950s Facility Improvements: Canoeing dock rebuilt Sand beach enclosed New cabins built Purchased property named “High Acres”
Coveted Clubs in the 1960s:
Campers could gain admittance to these highly sought after “clubs” by passing levels and completing other tasks specific to each department.
- Canoeing: K-Nu Club
- Riding: Heads Up, Heels Down Riding Club
- Riflery: Silver Bullet Rifle Club
- Fencing: The Greystone Band Of Musketeers Fencing Club
- Sailing: Commodore’s Wheel Club
- Pioneering: Hiker’s Club
Popular 1960s Activities
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Ring Tennis
- Archery
- Fencing
- Riflery
- Tennis
- Riding
- Watersports
Play Productions in the 1970s:
- 1971: Music Man
- 1973: H.M.S. Pinafore
- 1975: Wizard of Oz
- 1977: Cinderella
- 1978: The Pale Pink Dragon
- 1979: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Pickers’ Songs
In the 1970s, Greystone girls enjoyed singing these songs (as well as many others) as part of the newly formed hillbilly band Pickers:
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?
- Big Jim Folsom
- Snap, Crackle, Pop
- Here We Are at Camp Again
- We’ll Be Back
1980s Facility Improvements: Track and soccer field added Swimming pool built Gynmasium constructed Greystone barn rebuilt White Hall renovated
Favorite 1980s EPs: Greystone Squares Christmas in July Parable of the Strings Amy Grant’s surprise concert Five Year celebration
JimDaddy’s Goal Setting: Write it down Assemble a team Devise a plan Identify obstacles Set a time limit Focus on the results
Food Faves in the 1980s: Chicken divan Rolls Chocolate and lemon stacks Gutter sundaes Taco in a bag Sunday fried chicken
1990s Carnival Parade Themes:
- Libby’s Garden Party
- In the Refrigerator
- At the Circus
- Disney
- Under the Sea
- Seasame Street
Morning Assembly Songs of the 1990s:
- Big House
- Walk in the Light
- Life is Precious
- Let Us Pray
- Cover to Cover
Activity Additions of the 2000s
- Metal Jewelry
- Diving-well pool for Synchronized Swimming
- Glass Beads and Glass Fusion programs
- Dog Camp
- Fitness Center air conditioning
- Ropes Course with 600-foot zipline
- Waterpark additions of a big slide and trampoline
- Greystone Gazette literary magazine
- Golf green and driving range
- Nature center expanded for “Fowl Play” program
Favorite EPs of the 2000s
- Cabin Lip Sync
- Decades Dance
- Carnival
- Corn Roast
- Derby Day
- Watershow
- Banquet