Hope Buzzwords 🧡
This is the main green space in the middle of campus.
What is the Pine Grove?
This Holland festival is famous for celebrating a certain spring flower and brings thousands of people downtown.
What is Tulip Time?
This Hope tradition involves students showing off their school spirit through a major campus competition of Tug of War (even vs. odd year).
What is the Pull?
The big building in the middle of campus, where Kletz, student life, the registrar's office, and much more are located.
What is the BSC (Bultman Student Center)
Hope students might say they are going to this place when they need food (aka Dagwood), coffee, or a place to hang out with friends and see lots of people.
What is the Kletz?
A donut shop that is open almost any day/time (even 3 AM) where Hope Students love to go for a late-night sweet treat.
What is Good Time Donuts?
This phrase describes Hope’s student-run outdoor worship concert (hint: it happened already!)
What is Groovin’ in the Grove?
A campus resource that provides free academic support, peer coaching, and tutoring services to help students transition into college and thrive in their coursework
This group helps plan and organize many of the fun events happening around campus.
What is SAC?
This is the iconic downtown Holland street that runs right near campus and is known for restaurants, shops, and events.
What is 8th Street?
What is Nykerk?
This stands for Counseling and Psychological Services, a resource available to Hope students.
What is CAPS?
The student-run newspaper of Hope College
The Anchor
Some of the best coffee shops off campus near Hope (all within walking distance).
Lemonjellos, 205, Foxtail, and Stovetop
This spring event fills campus with music, food, and activities.
What is Spring Fling?
This campus building is known for its performances and concerts.
What is the Jack Miller Center?
If someone says they're playing these, they are participating in recreational sports with their friends. This semester, there is Coed Volleyball, Coed Flag Football, Men's Flag Football, and Coed Wiffle Ball.
What are IMs (intramurals)?
This Holland beach is a popular spot for Hope students to watch the sunset, hang out, and swim.
What is Holland State Park or Tunnel Park?
The final Sunday night Gathering service of the year, where graduating seniors participate in an annual Hope Tradition?
What is the Rope of Hope?
This is the person students go to when they need help figuring out classes, schedules, or their major.
What is an advisor?