South Green Lawn

Athens, Ohio, home of Ohio University since 1804. It's surrounded by rolling hills and lies next to the Hocking River. Athens is a charming town with a lot of personality. Many think that it personifies "the perfect college campus." Ohio University is the heart of Athens, and this is evident when walking through town. The spirit of Ohio University can often be seen on South Green Lawn. South Green Lawn is filled with life—especially when the sun is out.  Students can be seen doing various activities and occasionally special events are being held.

            South green is also commonly known as "south beach." Whether there are girls laying out in the sun or guys tossing around the football, there is always something to do on south beach. Dan and I walk across south green every day and finally we decided that we wanted to be a part of the fun.  So this is just what we decided to do. Sunday was gorgeous, the sun was out and the high was 86 degrees.  South Beach was crawling with students. Dan and I thought we would grab a towel and head up to south beach and observe the festivities. We had some trouble finding an open spot because of the hundreds of students lying out on the lawn.  Eventually we found a spot not far from the sand volley ball court. In the distance we could see students playing pickup games of basketball, football, and Frisbee. You name it—it was being played on South Beach.   
           
            South beach is also a regular place to hold events because of its popularity. While we were sitting Dan noticed some of his fraternity brothers holding a cookout. The cookout was designed to attract potential members. However, there were also other organizations and clubs there. We came to realize that we still had a lot to learn about our own campus. There is much more diversity on campus than we originally had thought. For example we noticed some sort of environmental group putting on a show promoting recycling. South Green also holds musical events and intramural games.

            To say the least south green lawn is a lively place. Prospective students should definitely make it a priority to stop by during their visit. This blog would be beneficial to upperclassmen in high school who want to get an idea of what college life is like at Ohio University. South Beach is really the essence of student life at OU and would hopefully encourage students to apply for admission. Beforehand we already enjoyed our experience here, but after spending a day on south green and taking a closer look we gained a greater appreciation for a place we already loved.   

By: Daniel Murtha and Kristen Dittmar