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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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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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Your Answers: What Do You Want Your Counselor to Know?
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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 ...
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Introducing "Why Greystone Wednesdays" - We Want to Hear from You!
No matter what life looks like for you, the fall tends to feel like a fresh start. And that’s especially true for us at camp! We look back at the summ...
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I love Greystone because I can be me and be unapologetic about it. A place to be loved for who you are.
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How Classes Are Working this Summer
We know that one of the things you look forward to the most about Greystone is the incredible activities you get to try here. We spend all year workin...
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New Video: Water Fun at Greystone
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Meet Our 2022 Main Camp Senior-Seniors
Our Senior Seniors are what make Main Camp so magical! No one dances harder, sings louder, or loves camp more than these 34 girls, and they set the to...
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Introducing Our Summer 2022 Theme Verse
You may or may not know that we pick a theme Bible verse for each summer at Greystone, but it is one of our favorite things we do as a Head Staff team...
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This summer was my first and it was amazing!
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Camp Recipe: Cookies 'n Cream Cookies (and our contest winner!)
We’re wrapping up our camp cookie series today with a camper favorite: Cookies ’n Cream cookies! After all, what’s better than a cookie? A cookie with...
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What Classes Are We Offering this Summer?
May is here, and that means it’s officially camp-prep time, for us and for you! Greystone families all across the country are packing their trunks, wr...
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This summer I learned how to be more brave and do things I’ve never done before.
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Meet Our Full-Summer Group Leaders
We’ve been introducing you to our full-summer staff, Junior Camp staff, and nurses all spring long, and today we finally get to brag on our 2022 full-...
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Tell Us Your 2022 Summer Song Requests and Win Our Latest Contest!
We say it every year, and every summer it gets more true: music is a BIG deal at camp! From Reveille to Taps, you can almost always hear some kind of ...
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The Green and Gold Campcast Finale: Camp the Musical
We’ve loved sharing the first season of our Greystone podcast with you this spring, and we have one more episode to present before it’s time to make m...
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I love Greystone because they make a lot of effort to make everyone feel included.
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New Video: the Farm Barn
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Camp Recipe: Easter Sprinkle Cookies
Our camp cookie series continues today with a camper favorite: Sprinkle Cookies! They’re simple to make and easy to enjoy for Greystone Girls of all a...
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This summer was the happiest I have been in a long time!
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The Green and Gold Campcast Episode Three: Competition
Surprise, it’s Campcast day! Don’t close your screen or save this one for later. If you’ve heard the first two episodes of The Green and Gold Campcast...
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The Ultimate List of Camp Tricks and Tips for the Best Summer Ever
Every year you come to camp you get a little more savvy, figuring out what you like to pack, which classes you love to take, and the little things you...