Mountain Day
When is Mountain Day weekend 2025?
October 10-12, 2025
Who is the founder of Berry College?
Martha Berry
How many acres is Berry College?
27,000 acres
Where can you find the Old Mill Waterwheel?
Mountain Campus
When was Berry College founded?
1902
Why do we celebrate Mountain Day?
It’s a celebration of Martha Berry’s birthday
Where and what year was Martha Berry born?
Alabama, 1865
What sports team didn’t have their first season until 2013?
Berry Football
Who built the House of Dreams?
Berry students in 1922
In what year did Berry College transition to D3 and join the SAA?
2008
Who hosts the Mountain Day Olympics?
KCAB and Residence Life
How many siblings did Martha Berry have?
7! 5 sisters and 2 brothers
Why do students wear pink, white, or light blue for the Mountain Day march?
They are inspired by the early uniforms of Berry College
What body of water supplies Berry College with its water?
Berry Reservoir
When did Berry College start using the term “Mountain Day Olympics”?
1974
Who won the first Mountain Day Olympics
Clara Hall!
Who are two influential people that Martha Berry got donations for the school from?
Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt
How many pounds was Martha’s birthday cake on the first Mountain Day?
32 lbs
What TV show was the Ford Complex featured in?
Stranger Things
In what year did the Martha Berry School for Girls open?
1909
During Berry College’s Mountain Day celebration, students, alumni, and faculty climb to the top of this mountain — where Martha Berry once held her Sunday school picnics — to honor her legacy. What is the name of this mountain?
Lavender Mountain
In 1926, Martha Berry traveled to this European country to study educational methods and draw inspiration for expanding her own schools back home. What country did she travel to?
Italy
How many tennis courts are at the Rome Tennis Center?
57 courts
What is the name of the abandoned church that Martha berry turned into a Sunday School for rural children?
Possum Trot
What was the year of the first Mountain Day?
1914